Farmsafe Australia’s annual Safer Farms Report shows there were 46 farm deaths in Australia in 2021. This is 12 fewer deaths compared to 2020 and 2019.Farmsafe said the report encourages the agricultural industry to work towards zero fatalities.Felicity Richards, Chairperson of Farmsafe Australia, says the farming industry made significant progress tow…
Victoria’s workplace health and safety watchdog has filed charges against two companies after a fatal workplace incident at a Melbourne construction site in August 2021.WorkSafe said a 23 year-old man was found unresponsive beside a scaffold at the site. He was taken to hospital, where he later died.The safety watchdog alleges that both companies contr…
A man died in a workplace incident at an Auckland construction site on Monday morning.Emergency crews were called to the incident in Wiri about 10.30 am.Police said the man died at the scene, and WorkSafe has been notified.Read the original story here.…
The Western Australian Government has published twenty-three WHS codes of practice which became effective on 15 July 2022.According to WorkSafe WA, these codes have been adapted for WA workplaces from the model codes of practice published by Safe Work Australia.Chair of the WHS Commission Dr Patricia Todd said, “These codes of practice provide pra…
This Farm Safety Week, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) and Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association (LBRCA) have joined forces to call on road users to exercise caution when approaching farm vehicles and machinery.NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said the State Government is committed to reducing road injurie…
The ACT Government has announced the release of the recommendations from the Work Health and Safety Prosecutions Review.Work health and safety commissioner Jacqueline Agius made the announcement during a remembrance service for a construction worker who died on the job ten years ago. “This review has resulted in 12 recommendations which, if implemented…
New regulations banning the uncontrolled mechanical cutting of silica-containing materials in the ACT came into effect on 14 July 2022.
Consequently, WHS Commissioner Jacqueline Agius has issued an exemption for parts of the WHS Amendment Regulation 2022 Act.
In a statement, Ms Agius said this would give the industry ample time to consider th…
A man has been rescued after becoming trapped in an excavator when a tree fell on the machine.A large tree fell on the cabin of the excavator while the man was clearing land on Saturday afternoon.He was freed by Queensland fire and emergency services personnel.The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter flew to the Bundaberg region around 3.30 pm to treat th…
A man has been killed, and another is recovering in hospital after an excavator rolled in northern Tasmania Wednesday morning.Police said emergency services were called to the incident at Evandale about 10.40 am.They found the man trapped by an excavator.He died at the scene.Work Safe Tasmania is investigating the incident.Source: Tasmania Police.…
National Farm Safety Week is held each year in the third week of July to raise awareness of farm safety issues.As part of Farm Safety Week, a Victorian farming couple shares their story in a WorkSafe video on how a local WorkSafe inspector has supported them.The couple has been farming for twelve years and own more than 1000 cows across two properties…
A surge in COVID-19 infections has prompted Safe Work Australia to issue a reminder to employers to ensure their employees are safe at work. The federal safety agency says employers “must eliminate or minimise the risk of exposure to COVID-19 as much as reasonably practicable.”“Our website has detailed information for workplaces, including small busine…
A New Zealand fencing employer has been fined $22,500 after a teenage worker lost vision in one eye more than two years ago.The 17-year-old man was chiselling when a piece of metal flew into his right eye.The teen lost sight in the eye despite multiple surgeries.The employer did not report the incident to WorkSafe as required by law.Several months late…