WorkSafe has created infographics addressing psychosocial risks prevalent in high-risk industries such as construction, manufacturing, forestry and agriculture, in addition to those risks impacting all workers across New Zealand.
The safety regulator alerts businesses to their responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act, which include the…
A man was fatally injured when a tractor ran over him at a dairy farm in south west Victoria.
The incident happened on Thursday afternoon.
According to reports, the 66-year-old was walking close to a reversing tractor and trailer when the incident happened.
WorkSafe has initiated an investigation.
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A preliminary version of the Technical Reference Guide (TRG) aimed at mitigating ‘adverse vehicle interactions’ within the New South Wales mining sector has been made available for public feedback.
The draft was created by NSW Resources Regulator in partnership with the Adverse Vehicle Interactions Advisory Committee, which consists of mem…
An investigation has commenced following an incident that left a forestry worker injured in North Canterbury on Monday afternoon.
According to police, emergency services were alerted to the incident on Chapmans Boundary Road, West Eyreton, just after midday.
Hato Hone St John said they dispatched a helicopter, two vehicles, and an ambulance.
St John c…
A truckie has lost his life following a collision between his B-double vehicle and a tree in South Australia.
Shortly after 11pm on Wednesday, emergency services responded to Brimbago following reports indicating that a B-double had struck a tree.
Despite the diligent efforts of paramedics, the 49-year-old man from Smithfield Plains succumbed to his i…
A person has died following a collision at a rural workplace in Hawke's Bay.
Police were alerted around 2:15pm on Tuesday after receiving reports of a worker sustaining injuries in Patoka.
The incident prompted a response from Hato Hone St John, which deployed a helicopter to the scene. Later, police authorities announced that one person had been confi…
A horse rider suffered injuries after tumbling off a horse while mustering cattle in South East Queensland.
According to reports, the man in his fifties suffered a fall from his horse when his head struck a tree on Saturday afternoon.
The LifeFlight helicopter was dispatched to the Somerset region at 3pm, where it landed in a field close to the inciden…
An investigation has been initiated by WorkSafe regarding the work-related fatality of a male painter in his sixties, following an incident that took place in Mandurah last week.
WorkSafe said the man was using an A-frame ladder on Thursday when he experienced a fall and sustained serious injuries. He died on Tuesday.
“WorkSafe investigators exam…
Three firefighters were hospitalised on Friday afternoon after experiencing smoke inhalation and sustaining minor injuries when their truck ignited in a fire incident north-west of Esperance.
According to the Esperance Shire, the fire broke out in Dalyup, about 32 kilometers west of Esperance, around 2:30pm on Friday.
A shire official reported that a v…
A Melbourne educational institution and a travel adventure firm have been sentenced and fined a total of $290,000 after a 16-year-old student experienced fatal complications related to diabetes during a school excursion to Vietnam in September 2019.
Both parties were recently sentenced in the Melbourne County Court after having previously pleaded guilt…
The LifeFlight helicopter was called to a property southwest of Gin Gin on Thursday morning following an incident in which a quad bike struck a tree.
The LifeFlight Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedic arrived by road to provide treatment for a leg fracture to the man in his 40s.
The patient was subsequently transported to a nearby helicopter l…
An investigation into the causes of an underground mine fire at Broken Hill has been launched by the NSW Resources Regulator. This incident took place on 12 January 2025.
The Regulator has stated that the investigation will examine whether a polyurethane ground stabiliser experienced self-heating after its application by workers engaged in ground suppo…
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