The Western Australian Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety’s WorkSafe group has recently improved its website to protect new and young workers in the State.
The SmartMove website functions as an online resource that provides education to young workers on health and safety (WHS).
The site provides an effective means for…
WorkSafe New Zealand is inviting comments and insights on the draft material for two officially approved codes of practice (ACOP) for the agricultural sector.
ACOPs are an established and practical approach for both businesses and employees to fulfill the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and its regulations.
“Both drafts ha…
WorkSafe Victoria has highlighted the critical importance of seatbelt usage and remaining within the Rollover Protection Structure (ROPS) when operating tractors. This follows a recent incident in which a farmer was fatally crushed after exiting a tractor cabin during harvest.
Agriculture comprises merely two percent of Victoria's labor force, yet it…
Safe Work Australia is looking for feedback regarding a variety of regulatory and non-regulatory strategies to mitigate the risks involved in using quad bikes at work, aiming to improve safety standards for quad bikes.
Data provided by Safe Work Australia indicates that 245 individuals have lost their lives in incidents involving quad bikes in Austral…
A man was transported to the hospital by the LifeFlight aeromedical crew after an incident involving a bull in South East Queensland on Saturday afternoon.
The LifeFlight helicopter was called to a property in the Scenic Rim Region shortly before 2.30pm.
The LifeFlight team, alongside local ambulance paramedics, attended to the patient’s chest i…
The Western Australian Government has revealed its decision to allocate $4 million in grants to mitigate psychological harm within workplaces.
“The Mentally Healthy Workplaces Grant Program supports workplace initiatives that strengthen an understanding of psychosocial hazards and work health and safety obligations, with a focus on practical app…
A man was flown to hospital after falling from a horse in South East Queensland.
The LifeFlight helicopter was called to the incident shortly before 10am on Sunday morning.
The man, aged in his sixties, incurred injuries to his pelvis and leg following a fall from the horse, which then fell on top of him.
Paramedics attended to the man on-site before…
Safe Work Australia calls upon workers and employers to reflect on the importance of attending a Workers’ Memorial Day service or event this year.
International Workers' Memorial Day, celebrated on April 28, is a significant time to reflect on the lives lost due to workplace injuries, illnesses, or diseases, and to strengthen our resolve to elim…
SafeWork SA has released new fact sheets to facilitate the understanding of changes in WHS laws related to high-risk construction work for both workers and employers.
The amendments to the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 will lower the height threshold for high-risk construction activities from three metres to two metres, effective from 1 July…
New Zealand’s workplace safety regulator has issued an updated set of recommendations to assist businesses and workers in the safe handling and management of asbestos.
According to WorkSafe, the newly developed guidance has been formulated in close cooperation with the asbestos industry and offers specialised resources designed for specific need…
The NSW Resources Regulator reports that a front-end loader and a grader were recently involved in a collision at a mine site during a morning shift.
According to the Resources regulator, the incident took place when the operator of the front-end loader elevated his bucket to shield his eyesight from the ascending sun, thereby proceeding with restrict…
A construction company has been found guilty and penalised with a fine of $100,000 by the District Court of NSW following a prosecution initiated by the State’s workplace safety watchdog.
The company was charged by SafeWork NSW following an incident in which a worker was injured after tumbling about 3.8 meters from a two-storey house that was in…
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