A man in his 50s was transported to the hospital by the LifeFlight rescue helicopter after falling from a horse north of Brisbane.The incident happened on Tuesday morning.The helicopter was deployed to a private property in the Gympie region at 8:38am. Collaborating with local Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics, the LifeFlight medical team p…
WorkSafe Commissioner Sally North says it is essential for all individuals, whether at sea or on land, to implement and maintain safe work systems in preparation for an approaching cyclone.Ms. North said it is imperative for employers to have robust plans established and to provide necessary training to employees to protect all personnel in the workpla…
WorkSafe wishes to remind the public that the use and possession of fireworks in Victoria is strictly limited to qualified and licenced pyrotechnicians.The reminder follows the tragic incident in which a 19-year-old man lost his life due to a firework explosion at a residential construction site in Kalkallo. It is suspected that he was handling commerc…
SafeWork SA is warning about the hazards posed by all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), including quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles, following a significant increase in the number of fatalities reported in the last twelve months.The year 2024 witnessed five fatalities, the first in South Australia since 2021, according to SafeWork data. The onset of 2025 was…
WorkSafe reminds workplaces to manage the risks linked to the removal of lead-based paint.“Lead-based paint, commonly used on many pre-1970s buildings and structures, can contain lead levels greater than 1%,” WorkSafe Victoria states.The safety watchdog says it has found employers and self-employed workers involved in unsafe methods of lead-based…
The NSW Resources Regulator has published a fact sheet focused on the prevention of worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica.According to the Resources Regulator, amendments to the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 have been implemented to further mitigate, as much as ‘reasonably practicable,’ the exposure of workers to respirable cry…
WorkSafe is set to reveal the winners of its annual workplace health and safety awards at a ceremony scheduled to take place at the Park Hyatt Melbourne on February 27.According to WorkSafe, a total of 21 finalists have been selected from nearly 150 nominations across six award categories for the 2024 WorkSafe Awards, which recognise efforts in occupat…
A rider was fatally injured in a quad bike rollover north-east of Adelaide.Emergency services were alerted to a private property in Tungkillo shortly before 8am on Tuesday, January 14, following reports of a rollover involving a quad bike.The 52-year-old male rider from Woodside suffered severe injuries in the incident.He was pronounced deceased a…
A man was transported to the hospital by the LifeFlight rescue chopper following a fall from his trail bike while mustering cattle in central Queensland.The rescue helicopter was called to a property in the Banana region at 6pm on Saturday.Witnesses commenced first aid and contacted emergency services.The man in his thirties received treatment from a f…
The NSW Resources Regulator has released a report detailing an investigation following a serious injury sustained by a worker at a sand quarry near Lithgow, on December 2, 2024. The regulator says the incident occurred while the worker was operating in an unprotected area of a fixed conveyor.“A worker was adjusting a conveyor belt alignment arm when hi…
A man sustained injuries after being thrown from a horse while mustering cattle in south-east Queensland.The LifeFlight rescue helicopter was sent to the North Burnett region on Thursday morning.The rescue chopper landed in a nearby paddock, and the LifeFlight medical personnel were transported to the patient.The aeromedical team and local ambulance pa…
A healthcare services provider has been charged by the Victorian workplace safety regulator after a patient died at a Melbourne hospital.WorkSafe has accused the health services provider of three breaches of section 23(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, ‘for failing to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons other than empl…
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