SafeWork NSW says it is actively working with the organisers of the Sydney Royal Easter Show to secure the safety of an estimated 800,000 visitors. This initiative includes detailed inspections and the strict enforcement of safety standards by qualified inspectors and engineers.
Engineers have conducted audits on specific high-risk amusement rides to…
SafeWork SA is cautioning homeowners planning to undertake DIY renovations during the upcoming Easter long weekend to remain vigilant about the serious risks of asbestos, which continues to be found in numerous homes across South Australia.
SafeWork points out that asbestos materials can be readily disturbed during home improvement activities. Even a…
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is urging the entire heavy vehicle sector to prioritise fatigue management and ensure safe driving practices as the 2025 Easter holidays approach.
Operation Omega II will involve collaboration between the NHVR and law enforcement agencies nationwide to raise awareness among heavy vehicle operators regarding…
A worker suffered serious injuries when he fell three meters at a worksite in northwest Sydney on Monday morning.
Emergency services were summoned to a construction site in Macquarie Park at about 11am.
The man in his twenties reportedly plummeted several meters from an elevated floor and descended through a deck.
During the fall, the man suffere…
A 43-year-old man has been killed following an electrocution incident in rural Queensland on Thursday.
The incident took place at a property in Tallegalla, about 60 kilometers west of Brisbane, shortly before 7:45pm.
Reports indicate the man, an electrician by profession, was working on the roof of his own property when the incident happened.
Pol…
WorkSafe has launched an investigation into the fatal incident involving a 48-year-old truckie on a farm in northern Victoria on Thursday morning.
The workplace safety authority said that a tractor was employed to remove hay bales from a trailer in Toolleen when one of the bales became loose and dropped three metres onto the man at about 11:20am.…
A man in his 50s has sustained severe injuries following a workplace incident in South East Queensland.
The incident happened shortly after 9am on Friday in Loganholme, where it is believed steel beams were dropped onto the man's legs by a forklift.
Paramedics arrived at the location and provided treatment for his serious leg injuries.
He was lat…
WorkSafe inspectors are engaging with vegetable growers in the Top End rural area, as part of a new campaign aimed at providing information and guidance on worker induction, basic life-saving measures, and emergency response procedures.
According to WorkSafe, a significant portion of the vegetable production farming community in the Top End consi…
New South Wales workplace safety regulator says Youth Week (April 9 -17) presents an ideal opportunity for employers of young individuals to guarantee that they are in a setting that provides appropriate training, supervision, and encourages workers to voice any concerns they may have.
Statistics reveal that in New South Wales, there are over hal…
An underground mining services company has been fined by the Perth Magistrates Court following an incident in which a drill operator suffered spinal and leg injuries while operating heavy machinery.
The company entered a guilty plea to two counts under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) for inflicting serious harm on a worker and endangerin…
A 79-year-old man was fatally injured after rolling his ride-on lawn mower in south-east Queensland.
The incident occurred around 2:45pm on Thursday while he was cutting grass along the fence line of a property in Hampton.
Emergency personnel hurried to the scene, but the man had sustained severe injuries and succumbed to them on-site.
According…
A construction worker was extricated from a crane that had fallen over in Sydney’s southwest on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency services responded to a property in Padstow Heights just after 4pm on Tuesday following reports of a crane that had toppled over.
A construction worker was trapped in the cabin of the heavy machinery that had overturn…
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