SafeWork SA is warning about the hazards posed by all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), including quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles, following a significant increase in the number of fatalities reported in the last twelve months.The year 2024 witnessed five fatalities, the first in South Australia since 2021, according to SafeWork data. The onset of 2025 was…
WorkSafe reminds workplaces to manage the risks linked to the removal of lead-based paint.“Lead-based paint, commonly used on many pre-1970s buildings and structures, can contain lead levels greater than 1%,” WorkSafe Victoria states.The safety watchdog says it has found employers and self-employed workers involved in unsafe methods of lead-based…
The NSW Resources Regulator has published a fact sheet focused on the prevention of worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica.According to the Resources Regulator, amendments to the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 have been implemented to further mitigate, as much as ‘reasonably practicable,’ the exposure of workers to respirable cry…
WorkSafe is set to reveal the winners of its annual workplace health and safety awards at a ceremony scheduled to take place at the Park Hyatt Melbourne on February 27.According to WorkSafe, a total of 21 finalists have been selected from nearly 150 nominations across six award categories for the 2024 WorkSafe Awards, which recognise efforts in occupat…
A rider was fatally injured in a quad bike rollover north-east of Adelaide.Emergency services were alerted to a private property in Tungkillo shortly before 8am on Tuesday, January 14, following reports of a rollover involving a quad bike.The 52-year-old male rider from Woodside suffered severe injuries in the incident.He was pronounced deceased a…
A man was transported to the hospital by the LifeFlight rescue chopper following a fall from his trail bike while mustering cattle in central Queensland.The rescue helicopter was called to a property in the Banana region at 6pm on Saturday.Witnesses commenced first aid and contacted emergency services.The man in his thirties received treatment from a f…
The NSW Resources Regulator has released a report detailing an investigation following a serious injury sustained by a worker at a sand quarry near Lithgow, on December 2, 2024. The regulator says the incident occurred while the worker was operating in an unprotected area of a fixed conveyor.“A worker was adjusting a conveyor belt alignment arm when hi…
A man sustained injuries after being thrown from a horse while mustering cattle in south-east Queensland.The LifeFlight rescue helicopter was sent to the North Burnett region on Thursday morning.The rescue chopper landed in a nearby paddock, and the LifeFlight medical personnel were transported to the patient.The aeromedical team and local ambulance pa…
A healthcare services provider has been charged by the Victorian workplace safety regulator after a patient died at a Melbourne hospital.WorkSafe has accused the health services provider of three breaches of section 23(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, ‘for failing to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons other than empl…
A man has been killed in a tragic incident while servicing a truck north-west of Melbourne.The 66-year-old was performing maintenance on the vehicle on Tuesday afternoon in Gisborne when the incident took place.According to Victoria Police, the truck's cabin collapsed on him around 6:45pm, resulting in his death.Read the original article here.…
WorkSafe reminds the industry that the processing of engineered stone is no longer permitted, after a business was discovered to be unlawfully processing the material.WorkSafe said inspectors recently conducted a visit to a carpentry workshop where employees were engaged in the construction of an entertainment unit featuring an engineered stone surface…
WorkSafe New Zealand has adopted a new safety commitment from a renowned household brand, which is primarily focused on AI technology that offers real-time hazard alerts.This follows an incident in March 2023 when a worker sustained chemical burns to his eyes while producing dishwasher powder.An investigation by WorkSafe uncovered insufficient availabi…
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