Safe Work NSW and WorkSafe Victoria will focus on falls and silica dust during a week-long safety inspection blitz in Yarrawonga-Mulwala. Inspectors will enlighten employers about their health and safety duties, identify work-related hazards and ensure compliance with safety regulations. According to statistics, since 2018, 20 construction wo…
Early this year, WHS ministers requested Safe Work Australia to conduct further analysis and discussions on a proposal to ban engineered stone in Australia.This week, Safe Work Australia presented a report to federal, state and territory WHS ministers with recommendations on options to ban engineered stone.“The Agency thanks the workers, PCBUs, employe…
The Work Health and Safety Commission has opened public consultation on a new code of practice for managing electrical risks in Western Australian workplaces.The code is designed to help employers and workers manage risks associated with electrical work.WHSC says the code “applies to all workplaces where a PCBU has management or control of electrical e…
A WorkSafe investigation has revealed that an explosion that injured five workers in central Auckland last year was a ‘workplace prank gone wrong.’In August 2022, a worker left a barbeque gas running overnight in a shipping container.The following day workers opened the container to start work.“They could smell gas, and one of the workers joked about i…
SafeWork NSW inspectors are visiting businesses across metropolitan Sydney to make sure manufacturers are managing risks associated with moving plant and machinery.SafeWork statistics show nearly 10 percent of all workplace deaths occur in the manufacturing industry. In 2021, seven percent of all occupational deaths were the result of being trapped by…
Employees spend a significant portion of their day at their desks. On average, workers spend approximately 5 hours and 41 minutes daily sitting at their desks. About 76% of their workday is seated, accounting for around 5 hours daily. In Australian work environments, it is typical to spend long periods of time seated.Office ergonomics is paramount, pla…
A person is being treated for a ‘serious hand injury’ following a workplace incident in Dunedin on Monday afternoon.Paramedics were called to the incident at Mosgiel just after 2.15pm.The worker was transported to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition.WorkSafe has been notified.Source: Stuff.…
An Alice Springs arborist has been charged after a worker was seriously injured by a wood chipper in November 2022.According to NT WorkSafe, workers were feeding tree branches into a wood chipper when the ‘chipper hood detached from the machine and struck one of the workers.’“NT WorkSafe investigation found the wood chipper was damaged almost two month…
A man was airlifted to hospital after being attacked by a bull. The 60-year-old man was crushed by the animal on a rural property in central Queensland on Thursday morning.Ambulance paramedics stabilised the man prior to the arrival of the rescue chopper.He was airlifted by RACQ CapRescue to the Rockhampton Hospital for further treatment.Source: Perth…
The Department of Defence is facing charges after two soldiers were injured in a crocodile attack two years ago.The soldiers were swimming at Portland Roads in far north Queensland on 6 August 2021 when they were attacked by a 2.5 metre saltwater crocodile.They were taken to hospital with multiple injuries.The federal work health and safety regulator,…
A 25-year-old man has been killed in a workplace incident in Melbourne.WorkSafe Victoria said the man was crushed between a steel roof beam and an elevating work platform on Thursday morning.The man died in hospital.The safety watchdog confirmed it was conducting an investigation into the cause of the incident.Originally published on the Work…
WorkSafe has opened an investigation after a man suffered fatal electrocution at an Auckland worksite on August 5.The man died after a raised crane contacted powerlines.Emergency services performed CPR but they could not save the man.He died at the scene.Read the original article here.…
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