SafeWork SA announces that its partnership with the fast-growing distilling industry in South Australia will persist into 2025, as the education and compliance campaign has been extended.
Launched in May 2024, this campaign represents the first instance of safety audits being performed at gin distilleries in South Australia.
SafeWork has reported that…
NT WorkSafe has released updated resources to assist Persons Conducting a Business and Undertaking (PCBU) in comprehending and adhering to the new legal obligations that came into effect earlier this year as a result of amendments to the Northern Territory’s Anti-Discrimination laws.
These requirements are referred to as Positive Duty.
According…
Two companies have been ordered to collectively pay fines and reparations amounting to $335,680 following the death of a 39-year-old forestry subcontractor who died while manually cutting down trees southeast of Auckland in June 2022.
WorkSafe indicated that the trees the man was cutting manually had been windthrown, indicating they were bent and harm…
WorkSafe reminds Victorians that any workplace fatality is unacceptable, following the tragic loss of 50 lives in 2024.
Last year, the transport, construction, and agriculture sectors emerged as the most hazardous, yet workplace fatalities were recorded across over fifty percent of all industries, affecting a wide array of professions, according to da…
Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) urges quarries in Southeast Queensland to take precautions in anticipation of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
The resources regulator is responsible for the oversight of more than 400 sites in the southern region, with numerous sites expected to be in the path of the cyclone this week.
RSHQ’s Chief Inspecto…
The NSW Government has created a new Expert Taskforce to manage and tackle health hazards linked to silica exposure for workers involved in tunnelling projects.
The Taskforce, which includes representatives from governmental bodies, the medical field, industry, and labor unions, is tasked with providing expert counsel to avert and manage diseases asso…
The Victorian government has announced that a bill presented in parliament this week aims to enhance the capacity of the State's workers' compensation scheme to deliver high-quality services, ensuring users are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity.
The State government says the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill 202…
A revised guide created to support electrical apprentices in staying safe at work has been introduced in Queensland.
The updated guide from the state’s Electrical Safety Office, which details vital safety measures for electrical apprentices, employers, and supervisors, was recently unveiled by Jarrod Bleijie, the Deputy Premier and Minister for…
A Monbulk-based nursery and horticulture supplier has been imposed a fine of $65,000 after a worker experienced a fatal head injury due to a fall through a shed roof onto a concrete surface.
The Melbourne Magistrates' Court rendered a sentence against the company last week, without a conviction, after it had previously entered a guilty plea to a charg…
The Comcare National Work Health and Safety Awards are now open for nominations.
The awards commend significant contributions to improving workplace safety and health within the Commonwealth jurisdiction, according to Comcare.
Comcare’s interim CEO Michael Duke stressed the importance of acknowledging programs, systems, and data-driven methods e…
A man is in critical condition after a fuel tank exploded while he was working on a recreational boat at a home in Illawarra.
According to ABC News, witnesses recounted hearing a "bang" originating from a home in Lake Heights at about 10am on Sunday morning.
Emergency crews arrived at the scene to find a man, aged in his fifties, on the ground, just m…
Every day, we encounter various environmental hazards, both at home and in the workplace. Understanding these workplace hazards is crucial to safeguarding yourself and your employees. Over 60% of Australian workers face multiple hazards on the job, averaging 2.6 hazards per worker across nine categories of safety hazards, including airborne threat…
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