Conference aims to make mental health a priority for the Australian music industry
The first-ever Head First mental health and wellbeing conference for the Australian music industry was recently held in Sydney.
The conference brought together music leaders from across the country to discuss steps that the industry can take to improve workpl…
WorkSafe WA is investigating a lithium plant following complaints about unsafe working conditions.WA’s workplace health and safety regulator launched investigations in April after workers were reportedly exposed to toxic gases at the facility south of Perth.A number of workers were taken to hospital following the incident.The Department of Mines, Indus…
Two construction companies have escaped prosecution after WorkSafe NZ accepted their enforceable undertakings following the death of a cyclist in October 2019.The cyclist died after being struck by a truck entering a construction site.A WorkSafe investigation found the companies had no traffic management plan, thus putting members of the public at risk…
WorkSafe Victoria has issued a reminder to employers to work safely with portable ladders after two people were seriously injured when the ladders they were on failed without warning.WorkSafe said both ladders had plastic/polymer structural components that appeared to have UV (sun) damage.Falls are the number one cause of death and serious injury in th…
An Auckland poultry company will pay $30,000 to an employee after her thumb was severed while cleaning machinery.The company was also fined $200,000 following the incident in October 2020.According to New Zealand's workplace health and safety regulator, WorkSafe, the worker’s thumb got caught between the edge of an opened access latch and the rotating…
New research shows more injuries were reported in the food delivery industry during Brisbane lockdowns.Researchers at a Brisbane hospital recorded 22 incidents, between September 2020 and September 2021."Every time there was a lockdown, there was a spike in [delivery driver] cases," Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) emergency specialist Dr Ber…
Queensland ambulance paramedics have treated a man for chest injuries after a quad bike incident in South West Queensland.The LifeFlight SGAS was called to the scene soon after the Thursday afternoon incident.The chopper flew the man in his 30s to Roma Airport. He was later transported to hospital by ambulance paramedics.He travelled in a stable condit…
Figures from the 2021 National Return to Work Survey show injured workers covered by the federal workers' compensation scheme, Comcare, are returning to work at high rates.According to the figures, the majority, (96%) of those surveyed reported returning to work at some point since their injury. The survey of 619 workers, conducted between 22 June and…
Tasmania police have issued a reminder to drivers to slow down when approaching work sites after a man was caught driving at 104km/h in a 60km/h road works zone.Tasmania Police Inspector Jim Semmens said 67 people were caught speeding in that section of road in two days.“We’ve had officers there in a bid to reduce dangerous driving behaviour and keep o…
New laws requiring Tasmanian drivers to safely slow to 40 km/h when passing roadside assistance vehicles with flashing yellow lights will come into force on 1 August 2022.Infrastructure and Transport Minister Michael Ferguson said the new laws aim to protect roadside assistance workers "conducting call-out or breakdown assistance, towing, battery repla…
A Victorian court has ordered a business manager to pay $100,000 in overpayments after an investigation revealed that he defrauded the state's workers' compensation scheme.The business manager pleaded guilty in the Ringwood Magistrates' Court to a charge of fraudulently obtaining payments. He was fined $10,000 in addition to the restitution amount.The…
The NSW Resources Regulator will start a targeted intervention campaign for vehicle safety at open cut mines across the State next week.The Regulator says the campaign will focus on the role played by workers and mine leadership teams in ensuring safe vehicle operations.The Regulator said "We view the role of each mine's leadership team and workers as…
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