A landscaping firm based in Western Australia has been penalised with a fine of $175,000 and instructed to cover costs amounting to $6,000 after a worker sustained serious injuries in an incident.
The incident happened in July 2022 while the worker was cleaning roof gutters. The roof gave way, causing him to plunge through it from a height of about 2.…
Resources Safety and Health Queensland has announced that The HEART5 Mobile Health Unit will arrive in Hughenden and Charters Towers this week for its inaugural visit.
It is also making its way back to Mount Isa as it moves through North and North West Queensland.
Since commencing operations in 2022, HEART5 has visited a total of 26 different towns du…
Nominations are currently being accepted for this year’s Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards, which honor and recognise outstanding health and safety efforts in workplaces throughout Western Australia.
The awards are divided into five categories, with each category featuring two distinct awards: one designated for small businesses (those wi…
The New South Wales government has successfully passed a law that officially recognises SafeWork NSW as a separate regulatory authority, reinforcing its commitment to worker safety.
The State government says the revised structure will position SafeWork NSW as a powerful, effective, and suitably designed regulator for workplace health and safety.
The n…
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has announced the results of the 2024 National Roadworthiness Survey (NRS), conducted over a 12-week period throughout all Australian states and territories, providing essential insights into the heavy vehicle sector in the country.
The 2024 NRS involved a nationwide inspection of 9,082 vehicles and combinat…
The NSW Dust Diseases Board invites researchers and institutions to submit applications for funding to assist individuals affected by dust diseases and their families.
icare asserts that these grants are allocated to promote a variety of innovative research activities, including cutting-edge studies and investigative research, as well as the practical…
The South Australian Employment Tribunal has fined a potato producer after a worker suffered significant injuries from a forklift that was reversing.
Recently, the company was instructed to pay a fine of $180,000 due to a prosecution initiated by SafeWork SA.
The tribunal accused the company of contravening section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act…
The LifeFlight helicopter transported a rider to hospital after falling from his horse on Sunday morning.
Reports suggest the man was rounding up cattle on a private property in the Toowoomba region when the incident took place.
He suffered serious injuries to his chest.
The LifeFlight chopper was called to the scene just after 10am.
The man, aged in…
WorkSafe is conducting an investigation into the death of a worker discovered at the base of a silo in a Montrose quarry, east of Melbourne, on Saturday.
A statement issued by the safety watchdog on Monday indicated the 54-year-old man fell approximately 18 meters through an opening at the top of the silo before being found around 3pm.
This incident i…
SafeWork NSW is highlighting the significance of maintaining safety protocols around mobile plant and vehicles after two severe incidents took place within a span of five hours on Thursday.
A man in his fifties lost his life after being hit by a truck at a recycling facility in Greenacre at 7.30pm.
New South Wales Police responded to the incident, and…
Twenty workers have been killed at work so far this year, according to recent data from Safe Work Australia.
The transport, postal, and warehousing sector has recorded the highest number of fatalities, totalling 12. This is followed by the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector, as well as construction, each reporting two fatalities.
Additionally,…
On February 20, 2025, a collision occurred between a haul truck and an excavator at an open coal mine near Muswellbrook.
The NSW Resources Regulator has published an ‘investigation information release’ following the incident.
“The haul truck reversed towards the excavator without positive communications established between the operat…
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