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A farm worker was killed in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region on Saturday afternoon. Emergency crews were notified of a work-related incident around 12:30pm in Merredin, approximately 260 kilometers north-east of Perth. St John WA said two ambulance teams were dispatched to the scene; however, upon their arrival, a 63-year-old man was pronounced de…
The winners of the 2025 WorkSafe WA's Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards have been announced. The Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards honour businesses and individuals for their remarkable efforts in ensuring the safety and health of Western Australians in the workplace This year, WorkSafe received a total of 138 nominations from organisati…
A Queensland mining contractor has been ordered to pay a fine of $32,500 by the Brisbane Magistrates Court for not arranging health evaluations for two coal mine employees. A probe initiated by the state's resources regulator, Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ), indicated that the testing failure happened subsequent to a company director's…
The LifeFlight rescue chopper transported a man to the hospital after a tractor rollover incident in South East Queensland. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon. At 2:15 PM, the rescue chopper was dispatched to a private property near Kenilworth and arrived at the scene. The team collaborated with local paramedics to provide treatment for the pat…
WorkSafe is conducting an investigation following the fatal fall of a roofer at a Melbourne commercial factory on Saturday morning. The 55-year-old man reportedly fell about eight metres through a roof onto a concrete surface at around 10:30 am. He suffered severe head injuries and later succumbed in the hospital. According to data from WorkSafe Victo…
A woman was airlifted to hospital by the LifeFlight crew after falling from a horse in South West Queensland on Monday morning. Tasked at 9:10am, the rescue chopper was directed to a rural property in the Maranoa region and successfully landed close to the incident site. The team partnered with local paramedics to assist a patient in her 60s with a sh…
SafeWork SA, in collaboration with the state's electricity distributor, is urging the community to exercise caution about the serious hazards posed by working in proximity to overhead and underground powerlines. SafeWork SA indicates that it has documented a total of 59 notifications of dangerous work-related incidents associated with overhead or unde…
Safe Work Australia has released updated information during National Safe Work Month, offering insights into occupational health and safety as well as workers' compensation throughout Australia. The report titled ‘Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2025’ underscores important trends related to occupational deaths, injuries, an…
SafeWork NSW is conducting an investigation after a man died while performing work on a dam in the state’s Central West region. Police indicated that two men were in a canoe on a dam at a farm in Clover Hills on Tuesday morning when it flipped over. Emergency crews arrived at the scene at 7.30am and initiated a search for the two individuals. Po…
Employers and employees are encouraged to participate in the annual Health and Safety Month webinar series hosted by WorkSafe Victoria, which attracts over 20,000 participants. As WorkSafe concludes its annual roadshow this week, a set of 12 free online information sessions will facilitate discussions on workplace safety from 27 to 31 October. Led by…
A worker sustained fatal injuries during the demolition of a three-story brick building in Melbourne on Wednesday 8th October 2025. Reports indicated that a section of the building structure fell onto the 49-year-old man at approximately 8:45am. WorkSafe is conducting an investigation First published here.…
The NSW Government is initiating a safety compliance blitz focusing on forklift safety, deploying more than 250 SafeWork inspectors across the State to perform unannounced inspections. The program is part of National Safe Work month and comes after multiple injuries and deaths, including a horrific forklift incident that occurred last month in eastern…