WorkSafe issues tractor safety reminder after two fatal incidents
In short: WorkSafe is reminding everyone of the significance of keeping your tractor's braking systems in good condition and advising against trying to enter a moving tractor. Two farmers died while attempting exactly that, with a faulty or partly applied handbrake behind each tragedy &…
Safe Work Australia is seeking responses on how crowd platform arrangements should be regulated under the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act, with the goal of ensuring that people earning income through digital labour marketplaces receive protections equivalent to those provided to other workers.
The short answer: our national policy body wants fe…
WorkSafe has laid six charges against a building firm after a 28-year-old employee suffered head and spine damage in a fall of about four metres on a suburban Melbourne site. Both employer…
The NSW Government says it is enhancing workplace mental health by increasing the number of psychosocial inspectors from SafeWork NSW. For employers, the message is direct: proactive management of mental health risk now sits squarely inside existing legal duties.
According to the State Government, 20 psychosocial inspectors will be introduced as part…
Man electrocuted at Sydney worksite in fatal maintenance incident
A man suffered a fatal electrocution at a Sydney workplace last Friday afternoon while carrying out maintenance on a building. Paramedics could not revive him, and the worker has died at the scene. Inspectors are now examining how contact with live electricity occurred.
What we know so…
Worker killed at WA's alumina refinery
A 47-year-old man died at an alumina refinery near Collie on Saturday morning, and WorkSafe has commenced an investigation into the fatality, as confirmed in early news bulletins.
Emergency services were called just before 4am
WA Police said emergency services were dispatched to the refinery shortly before 4am.…
Safe Work Australia is calling for industry input on ways to improve the safety of crane operations across the maritime industry. Feedback gathered during this consultation will shape reform options for lifting equipment used aboard vessels, alongside wharves and inside busy port precincts.
Machinery working while a deck pitches, rolls and heaves face…
The NSW Resources Regulator has released its Quarterly Safety Report for October to December 2025, giving mine and quarry operators fresh data to assess safety management systems and sharpen risk evaluations at their facilities.
Published every three months, the document details notified incidents, hazard-management trends and sector-specific statisti…
WorkSafe Victoria announces half-year financial results
In short: WorkSafe Victoria has released its half-year results for the six months to December 2025, reporting an EIR surplus of $650 million, a $1.46 billion net result after tax, and funding at 115.9 percent — just under the 120 percent long-term benchmark.
The recently published half-yearly re…
Man hospitalised after falling from truck: a worker aged in his sixties suffered head injuries during unloading in south-east Queensland and was airlifted to Mater Hospital in a stable condition.
LifeFlight dispatched a helicopter to the Toowoomba region at approximately 8:37am on Tuesday. Crews treated head trauma at the site before flying their pati…
Worker killed in SA farm incident
A 24-year-old man was critically injured while working at a farm at Monarto South, South Australia, on Tuesday evening and died at the scene. Emergency services reached the property about 8:30 pm following reports that a farm worker had sustained critical injuries. SafeWork SA is investigating the death.
What happene…
Safe Work Australia has published an online model Code of Practice for the healthcare and social assistance sector, delivering the same practical work health and safety (WHS) advice as the published document — now in a web format built for fast navigation and everyday use.
Same guidance, clearer online format
The federal regulatory body stated that t…
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