This week is National Asbestos Awareness Week (20-26 November 2023) and NT WorkSafe is reminding all Territorians to Think Twice about Asbestos.Asbestos was banned in Australia two decades ago but it’s still present in many buildings constructed before 1990.NT WorkSafe’s Manager WHS Assurance, Rob Fereday urges Territorians to exercise caution when wor…
A worker has died following a ride-on lawn mower incident in Tasmania.Emergency crews attended the scene south-west of Burnie shortly before 5pm on Monday.They found the man under the lawn mower, according to police.The man in his 30s died at the scene.WorkSafe Tasmania is conducting an investigation into the circumstances that led to the fatal inciden…
Workplace safety inspectors issued a total of 47 improvement notices during a recent construction blitz on the NSW/Victoria border. WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW inspectors visited more than 35 construction sites in Echuca and Moama with a focus on height safety and asbestos exposure.WorkSafe Victoria said, “Inspectors identified safety concerns s…
A Southland freight company has been ordered to pay more than $500k after a truck driver died in a workplace incident more than six years ago.The man was fatally struck by a reversing front-end loader while standing behind his truck in February 2017.The truck driver had been contracted to load and unload animal feeds at a warehouse in Bluff.WorkSa…
NT WorkSafe seeks public feedback on the proposed code of practice for managing psychosocial hazards at work. Northern Territory workplace safety regulator says the proposed code has been amended to ‘include the use of the hierarchy of control measures when identifying and selecting control measures to control the risks of psychosocial hazards.’T…
A man was trampled by a cow in the South Burnett region on Thursday evening.The incident happened at a private property in Neumgna at around 6.15pm.Ambulance paramedics treated a man, aged in his 60s, for head injuries before transporting him to Kingaroy Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.First published here.…
Charges have been laid against a Tasmanian company almost two years after six children were killed in a jumping castle incident at a primary school in Devonport.Six children were killed while three others sustained serious injuries after a jumping castle was blown into the air by a gust of wind in December 2021.The jumping castle operator faces charges…
A teenage boy was flown to hospital after suffering injuries while riding a quad bike north of Perth.The boy crashed his quad bike in Lancelin on Saturday.He was transported to the Royal Perth Hospital by a RAC rescue chopper.Originally published on Seven News.…
A campaign to ban engineered stone in Queensland received a major boost recently after two major retailers announced plans to stop selling the product.Inhaling silica dust from engineered stone products can lead to silicosis.Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace commended the retailers for their bold step.“All workers have a right to turn up t…
A Victorian power station has been charged by the state’s safety regulator following a fire at a fuel distribution house two years ago.WorkSafe has charged the company with five breaches of the OHS Act for failing to provide a safe work environment.WorkSafe accuses the company of failing to ‘provide or maintain safe systems of work by failing to ensure…
The Code of Practice for Managing Silica Dust in the Workplace is now in effect in the ACT.The ‘Managing the Risks of Airborne Crystalline Silica (Silica Dust) in the Workplace Code of Practice’ which came into effect on 15 November 2023 will boost efforts to combat silica exposure in ACT workplaces.WorkSafe ACT inspectors have been trained and the saf…
A firefighter has died after being struck by a falling tree while fighting a bushfire in northern NSW.The Rural Fire Service said the man was working on a bushfire near Walgett on Thursday night when the incident occurred.Fellow firefighters provided initial care until paramedics arrived.He was taken to Lighting Ridge medical centre for treatment but l…