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What Is OHSE: Basics, Best Practices, and Implementation
What Is OHSE: Basics, Best Practices, and Implementation
Workplace injuries and disease profoundly affect the quality of life, social and family activities, job prospects, and career advancement.  Every 2-3 minutes, an Australian worker is seriously injured while they are at work. These injuries can be devastating for individuals and their families. OHSE stands for Occupational Health Safety…
Transport leads in workplace fatalities
Transport, warehousing, & postal industry has recorded the highest number of occupational deaths in Australia so far this year, latest figures from Safe Work Australia indicates that the industry leads with 17 fatalities.It is followed by the Manufacturing industry and Agriculture, forestry & fishing industry with 4 fatalities each.Others inclu…
SafeWork SA compliance campaign targets construction falls
SafeWork SA plans to conduct a compliance campaign from July to ensure construction workers are complying with fall protection regulations.The safety regulator says falls are a major cause of occupational deaths in Australia.Last year, SafeWork SA was notified of 77 serious fall injuries.SafeWork SA Executive Director Glenn Farrell said more informatio…
Deadline looms for 2023 Comcare safety awards
Comcare encourages employers and workers to submit entries for this year’s Comcare National Work Health and Safety Awards before the closing date.Entries must be received by 5pm Sunday 30 April 2023.The awards recognise employers and individuals who have made workplace health and safety a top priority.Additional information is available here.…
NSW forklift operators urged to follow safety rules
NSW Minister for Work Health and Safety, Sophie Cotsis reminds workplaces to prioritise safety when working with forklifts after more than 1500 serious forklift related incidents were reported in the last five years.The Minister attended safety education sessions at Sydney markets on Wednesday. SafeWork Ambassador Mark Ellis who lost his leg in a…
Victorian company charged after worker fatally struck by automatic gate
A gate repair company has been charged after a truck driver was fatally struck by an automatic sliding gate at a Dandenong depot last year.WorkSafe has charged the company with a breach of section 23(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to protect people who were not employees.The 59-year-old man died after the gate fell on him…
Rider flown to hospital after falling from horse
A Queensland woman was flown to hospital after falling from her horse on Saturday afternoon. The incident happened in the Western Downs region.The LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS) helicopter was tasked at around 12.30pm.The rescue chopper flew the woman in her 40s to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition, with suspected spinal in…
Worker succumbs to injuries after workplace incident in Adelaide
A worker has died from injuries sustained in an incident at an Adelaide workplace two weeks ago. The 42-year-old man sustained serious head injuries after reportedly falling from a truck on April 5.He was transported to Royal Adelaide Hospital in a critical condition.Police said the man died on Sunday.SafeWork SA is investigating the fatal inciden…
WA agricultural industry inquiry report released
An independent inquiry into Western Australia’s agricultural industry has recommended that the industry should establish a special team to carry out inspections, attend agricultural events and advise the industry.WorkSafe Commissioner Darren Kavanagh established the inquiry in June 2022 after 12 workers died on the job in twelve months. The inquiry con…
Managing Crystalline Silica Dust Safety
Managing Crystalline Silica Dust Safety
Zach Smith, National Secretary of the CFMEU, said engineered stone is the 'asbestos of the 2020s'. There's a truth to this statement since working with engineered stone releases crystalline silica dust in the air. They are extremely dangerous and can cause serious health issues like lung cancer, silicosis, and other respiratory diseases. In today'…
SafeWork SA names new executive director
South Australia’s workplace health and safety regulator SafeWork SA has appointed Glenn Farrell as its new executive director.Mr Farrell has been serving in an acting capacity since January following the departure of former executive director Martyn Campbell.‘With any new leader of an agency, it’s important to recognise the great work that has been don…