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Latest data from Safe Work Australia reveals that the Transport, postal & warehousing industry is still the most dangerous industry, with 35 on-the-job deaths so far this year.The Agriculture, forestry & fishing industry follows with 19 fatalities, and Construction comes third with nine work-related deaths.Electricity, gas, water & waste se…
The growth in electric vehicle use has prompted WorkSafe Victoria to remind employers to provide adequate training and supervision to workers to enable them to work safely.The safety watchdog issued the reminder after the new federal Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Information Sharing Scheme took effect at the beginning of this month.WorkSafe Executiv…
 A NSW scaffolding company has pleaded guilty to work safety breaches that killed a worker and seriously injured another more than three years ago. The man died from injuries sustained in a scaffolding collapse at a construction site in April 2019.The company entered the guilty plea to a category 1 offence under section 31 of the Work Health and S…
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…
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…
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.…