A young man is in critical condition after experiencing a horrific fall at a Sydney workplace.
The man in his 20s suffered severe head injuries after reportedly falling 3 meters at the work site in St Leonards around 9:35am on 7 July 2025.
According to Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry, rescue teams secured the man with a stretcher befo…
According to the latest data from Safe Work Australia, there have been 62 fatal workplace injuries among Australian workers since the start of the year.
The transport, postal, and warehousing sector has experienced the most fatalities, with 25 incidents, while the construction sector follows with 6 fatalities.
The agriculture, forestry, and fishing se…
The Queensland Government is implementing a renewed approach to Queensland's education system with the introduction of almost 140 Workplace Health and Safety Officers to confront workplace violence in classrooms and to streamline processes for teachers.
The Government states that officers will assist a limited number of schools through a cluster model…
Regional Queensland’s electricity distributor, Ergon Energy, is advising all truck drivers, machinery operators, and workplaces to remain alert around overhead powerlines and electrical infrastructure, following nearly 150 incidents involving heavy vehicles on the network since the year commenced.
Ergon Energy says agricultural machinery, heavy…
Safe Work Australia has revised the WHS prosecutions dashboard on its website to incorporate the most recent publicly accessible data from 2024.
Additionally, the federal safety agency has upgraded the dashboard features by introducing a filtering option for data based on industry.
The prosecutions dashboard presents national statistics on criminal pr…
An elderly man was flown to hospital after falling three meters from scaffolding in central Queensland.
On Tuesday, July 3, 2025, the Bundaberg-based LifeFlight helicopter was called to a private property in the Gladstone region and landed in proximity to the incident.
The man received treatment on-site for injuries to his head.
The man, in his sevent…
The Victorian Government is implementing stronger protections for roadside workers, thereby supporting drivers in various scenarios, including responding to crashes, vehicle failures, or urgent life-threatening circumstances.
Melissa Horne, the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, announced that starting on 1 July, road rule 79A will be enhanced to imp…
Janet Schorer has been appointed by the NSW Government as the inaugural Commissioner of SafeWork NSW to bolster its commitment to worker protection.
Ms. Schorer has accumulated more than 27 years of experience in prominent public sector agencies, including the Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Department of Family and Community Services, accor…
Safe Work Australia has created an online resource for airborne contaminants to support employers in recognising their WHS obligations to shield employees from exposure and to maintain compliance with workplace exposure limits.
According to the safety agency, the hub offers useful information to assist employers and employees in understanding airborne…
The national work health and safety authority, Comcare, has collaborated with Edith Cowan University to create a toolkit that helps workplaces evaluate their ability to prevent workplace bullying.
"Participants called it ‘A robust approach to guide solutions to a complex problem’ and ‘A helpful and informative way to provide tailored…
The NSW Government is rolling out a $2.9 million SafeWork NSW campaign named 'irreplaceable', focusing on the critical nature of maintaining safety at work and the repercussions of occupational injuries and deaths on families, communities, and businesses.
The SafeWork campaign underscores that while every employee is essential at work, they are…
A female rider sustained fatal injuries after rolling her quad bike in southwestern Victoria.
Emergency services were summoned to Jarvis Road at approximately 5:10am on Sunday, according to Victoria police.
The rider was pronounced dead at the scene.
The police are examining the details surrounding the incident.
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