A man was flown to the hospital on Saturday morning following a quad bike rollover incident in south-west Queensland.
The LifeFlight helicopter landed at the incident scene at around 11.15am.
The LifeFlight team joined forces with local Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics to provide treatment for the patient suffering from a serious leg inju…
New guidelines addressing psychosocial risks and sexual and gender-based harassment have been implemented in South Australia.
The codes of practice for 'Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work and Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment', effective from 19th February, are derived from the national Model Code of Practice established by Safe Work Australia, wh…
The Annual mine safety performance report for 2024–25 has been released by the NSW Resources Regulator.
The regulator states that the report offers a decade-long summary of safety performance in the industry and data on regulatory activities in accordance with work health and safety laws
“Reporting this information provides lag indicators…
WorkSafe Victoria has cautioned employers with apprentices that there are significant repercussions for not safeguarding their health and safety.
In the last five years, WorkSafe has effectively prosecuted 66 businesses for health and safety violations that endangered apprentices or posed significant risks to them.
WorkSafe's Chief Health and Safety O…
WorkSafe WA has recently carried out a proactive inspection initiative in regional abattoirs, resulting in the issuance of over 500 improvement notices and 6 prohibition notices.
WorkSafe inspectors conducted visits to 19 abattoirs, primarily focusing on the usage and maintenance of knives.
Among the issues highlighted during the blitz were workers mo…
The most recent figures from Safe Work Australia show that 14 workers have died in the workplace this year.
The transport, postal, and warehousing industry has seen 6 fatalities, followed by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, along with the Mining sectors, which have each reported 3 fatalities.
Both the construction and Other services industries have…
A gas explosion that caused burns to a forklift driver highlights an important lesson for workplaces, according to WorkSafe New Zealand, following a recent court verdict on the matter.
WorkSafe said the incident took place at a business in south Auckland in March 2024, when a forklift caught fire, which ignited Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) that had b…
A farmer lost his life following a quad bike crash in Victoria’s south west last week.
Reports indicate the 51-year-old man was riding a quad bike when the vehicle collided with a rock and overturned.
He experienced critical injuries to his chest and arms and succumbed in the hospital on Friday.
According to WorkSafe data, this marks the third f…
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has teamed up with the Queensland Police Service (QPS) to combat breaches of Oversize Overmass (OSOM) permits in the southeast of the state, following an uptick in non-compliance rates.
NHVR Director Northern Region Kelli Ready said various operations carried out in 2025 revealed that mechanical, dimensional…
A man was airlifted to the hospital after falling from a ladder on Tuesday afternoon.
The LifeFlight helicopter was dispatched to the incident near Blackbutt at 4:35pm.
The man in his sixties received treatment from paramedics for injuries sustained to his wrist and shoulder.
He was later flown to Toowoomba Hospital for additional care.
Originally pub…
Safe Work Australia has published a research report from Monash University, which explores the pathways that contribute to secondary psychological injury.
The report analyses the primary factors that lead to an injured worker experiencing a secondary psychological injury.
“A secondary psychological injury refers to new or worsening mental health…
According to preliminary statistics from Safe Work Australia, a total of 178 workers were killed on the job in 2025.
The transport, postal, and warehousing industry experienced 65 fatalities, while agriculture, forestry, and fishing had 25, and the construction industry reported 19 deaths.
Public administration and safety saw 9 fatalities; other servi…
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