WorkSafe WA has issued an improvement notice to a lithium plant in Kemerton after workers were reportedly exposed to toxic gases.The safety regulator has instructed the company to install safety barriers to protect those working near the plant that is being commissioned.WorkSafe launched an investigation in April following complaints about unsafe worki…
Safe Work Australia has recently updated the 2022 work-related fatality figures.A total of 74 work-related deaths have been reported this year.Transport, postal and warehousing workplaces have recorded 31 fatalities, Agriculture, forestry and fishing 16 fatalities and Construction 6 deaths.Public, administration and safety workplaces have seen five fat…
A New Zealand waste company has been sentenced after a worker died from chemical poisoning.The worker died after being exposed to toxic gas at a treatment pit in Seaview in August 2017.WorkSafe said the worker was exposed to ‘at least 500 parts per million of hydrogen sulphide.’ The maximum workplace exposure allowed is 10 parts per million over an eig…
A man has been flown to hospital following a quad bike rollover in South West Queensland.The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was tasked to a property south-east of Roma at about 2 pm on Wednesday afternoon.The man in his 60s was flown to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition.According to Safe Work Australia figures, four Australians have been kill…
The NSW Government has partnered with Essential Energy to deliver free educational farm safety programs for women agricultural workers in regional NSW.Minister for fair trading Eleni Petinos said the ‘Women in Agriculture Lunch and Learn’ series will focus on farm safety issues, including working near electricity, safety around farm vehicles, and at-ri…
Emergency services, including police were called to an Auckland farm following reports of a workplace incident on Wednesday morning.It is believed a man aged in his 30s was struck by a falling tree.He died at the scene.WorkSafe has been notified of the incident.Originally published in the New Zealand Herald.…
A man has died in a workplace incident in South Australia.Police said the 39-year-old man was found unresponsive inside an electrical pit at a construction site in Walkerville Wednesday morning.The man was declared dead at the scene.SafeWork SA is investigating, and police will prepare a report for the coroner.Originally published on the SA police…
A WA building company has been fined $45,000 after a worker fell about three metres through a void and sustained multiple injuries three years ago.The man was working at a Perth construction site in January 2019 when the incident occurred. The company was fined at the Rockingham Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to failing to provide a safe work…
The NSW Resources Regulator has released its quarterly safety report for January to March 2022 to help the industry improve workplace safety. The regulator says the report provides details on incidents and trends relating to hazard management.The report shows during this period (January-March 2022), the total incident notifications received by principa…
A 56-year-old woman has died after falling from a horse south of Adelaide.Paramedics were called to a property near Victor Harbor at about 1pm on Friday.The woman died at the scene.SafeWork SA is investigating.Read the full story on the ABC News website.…
A man was airlifted with a serious hand injury following a Monday morning farm incident southwest of Sydney.It happened at a property near Taralga.A man in his 70s was treated at the scene after a silo fell on him.He was flown to Canberra Hospital in a stable condition.Originally published in the Goulburn Post.…
The operator of a Victorian power station will plead guilty to three charges of breaching the OHS Act following the death of one of its workers. The 54-year-old man suffered severe burns while working at a power station in Latrobe Valley in November 2018. He died in hospital the following day. The man had worked at the power station for 30 years.WorkS…