August marks Tradies National Health Month 2025, and the Australian Physiotherapy Association is encouraging Australia's tradies to pursue the necessary care to avert injuries and manage chronic pain.
Studies reveal that numerous tradespeople in Australia are suffering from chronic pain, which detrimentally influences their quality of life, work effic…
The Victorian Government is allocating funds to innovative programs that strive to better shield Victorian workers from work-related diseases and illnesses.
Ben Carroll, Deputy Premier and Minister for WorkSafe and the TAC, has recently revealed that over $1.7 million has been granted to six organisations in the latest round of WorkSafe’s progra…
NT WorkSafe has appointed a new Executive Director, Mr. Grant Hastie, who will commence his role on 25 August 2025.
Mr. Hastie has been with Workplace Health and Safety Queensland since 2008 and has additionally served as the Acting Executive Director of the Specialised Health and Safety Services as well as the Acting Director of the Occupational Heal…
Safety is a priority for those involved in construction, considering that construction sites pose one of the highest risks across various industries. To protect workers, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) laws set out requirements at both state and federal levels. The WHS Regulations identify specific activities as high-risk construction work (HRCW) and…
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has recently unveiled a new Code of Practice aimed at helping the industry enhance safety results in log transportation.
The newly introduced Log Haulage Industry Code of Practice (LHC) serves as a guide for companies participating at all levels of the forest log haulage operation.
According to Kelli Walker,…
A worker has been fatally injured and another seriously hurt in a job-related incident in northwest Sydney.
The incident occurred at a construction site in Carlingford around 9am on Tuesday.
The men are thought to have sustained injuries from concrete pumping machinery.
A man who is in his 40s was conveyed to Westmead Hospital, whereas the other man,…
The NSW Resources Regulator has released its Compliance Priorities for the second half of 2025, defining crucial compliance goals for the upcoming six months. These goals are intended to promote ongoing safety and sustainability within the mining industry in NSW.
The compliance priorities set for July through December 2025 involve addressing the hazar…
WorkSafe Victoria has filed charges against the State's Department of Justice and Community Safety following an incident in October 2023, where a youth justice worker and several individuals were attacked at a youth justice centre in central Victoria.
The department is facing one accusation under section 21(1) of the OHS Act for its failure to provide…
SafeWork NSW has been conducting visits to all the snow resorts across the state this week, performing proactive inspections on operations to ensure workers and the million visitors who frequent the area each season are being safeguarded.
SafeWork said inspectors are revisiting their initial assessment from earlier this year to verify that safety stan…
Safe Work Australia is creating a model Code of Practice (model Code) that offers practical advice to employers on managing the risks associated with biological hazards in the workplace.
According to Safe Work Australia, biological hazards, including viruses, bacteria, parasites, and certain types of fungi (such as mould), are present across all indus…
SafeWork SA has commenced a year-long compliance initiative focused on the road transport sector after conducting a three-day truck stop operation.
SafeWork SA carried out 129 truck audits as part of the operation near Port Augusta, discovering that over two-thirds of the vehicles exhibited safety issues.
“A team of SafeWork SA inspectors issued…
A young man was fatally injured when a forklift crushed him in Sydney on Friday morning.
Emergency services arrived in Prestons following reports of a forklift incident at a workplace.
They discovered a man pinned beneath a forklift.
The man, presumed to be in his 20s, was attended to by paramedics but succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
SafeWork…
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