The Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner (OFSC) has partnered with an Australian infrastructure company to launch a mobile plant safety campaign as part of National Safe Work Month.The aim of the campaign is to create awareness about the risks of working with heavy machinery or mobile plant.Many construction workers are injured while working…
A Melbourne court has recently fined a transport and logistics company after a worker was injured by a forklift in May 2020.The company was fined $40,000 for breaching the Occupational Health and Safety Act by failing to ensure a workplace was safe and without risks.WorkSafe said the worker was hit by a forklift after walking into a warehouse.The…
The Northern Territory workplace health and safety regulator has released the 2022-2023 Key WHS statistics report. The report provides data on workers compensation claims and occupational deaths in the Northern Territory."These statistics report on financial year data compared to calendar year data published by Safe Work Australia last week," NT WorkS…
October is National Safe Work Month, a time for all people in the ACT to show their commitment to workplace health and safety.WorkSafe ACT is holding safety sessions throughout this month to answer questions from employers, workers and the general public on workplace health and safety.WorkSafe ACT’s theme for this year is ‘Safe Work Month: it’s everyon…
Steve Haszard has been appointed as the Chief Executive of WorkSafe New Zealand, replacing Phil Parkes who resigned last month.Mr Haszard’s appointment was announced by WorkSafe New Zealand Board Chair, Jennifer Kerr on Wednesday.“Following the decision of current Chief Executive Phil Parkes to move on by the end of 2023, the WorkSafe Board moved quick…
A man has been airlifted to hospital after being run over by an excavator south-west of Bundaberg.The man in his 50s was operating the excavator on a hill when it stalled.He jumped off the excavator when it started rolling backwards. He sustained lower limb injuries after he was run over by the machine.The man was flown to Bundaberg Hospital by the Lif…
A man has been killed in a bulldozer incident in regional Queensland.The incident happened at a construction site in Tarong, northwest of Brisbane.The 55-year-old man was crushed by the bulldozer after the machine rolled on Wednesday morning.He was critically injured and was pronounced dead at the scene.Workplace Health and Safety Queensland will inves…
SafeWork NSW is encouraging workplaces to organise a SafeTea event this October as part of National Safe Work Month.This year’s theme is ‘Know Safety, Work Safely’, reminding workers and employers to make a commitment to build a safe workplace where everyone feels secure.SafeWork’s SafeTea encourages employers and workers to discuss workplace health an…
A Victorian timber company has been fined $350,000 following a fatal timber mill incident in May 2018.On the day of the incident, a worker was unloading timber from a conveyor belt when his clothes got trapped on a ‘pin protruding from the belts' rotating drive shaft.’ The man was dragged into the conveyor belt and killed.The company pleaded guilty to…
As National Safe Work Month kicks off, Safe Work Australia urges everyone to make workplace health and safety a priority.National Safe Work Month is an initiative of Safe Work Australia held every October to raise awareness of workplace health and safety.Safe Work Australia statistics indicate that about 200 workers are killed at work each year.The the…
The responsibility of risk management is no longer confined to a select few individuals. It's now a shared commitment that involves every team member. Collaborative risk management is not only a strategy to enhance workplace safety but also a means to cultivate a culture of awareness, responsibility, and continuous improvement. This blog delves into co…
WorkSafe Victoria announced on Thursday it has filed charges against the state’s building regulator following the death of one of its employees.The safety agency has accused the regulator of breaching workplace health and safety regulations after an inspector took their own life in May 2022.The regulator faces two charges under the OHS Act for allegedl…
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