New Zealand’s workplace safety watchdog, WorkSafe, has released priority plans that will implement its new strategy for the next two years.The plans include industries with the greatest incidence of work-related injuries in New Zealand specifically construction, manufacturing, forestry, and agriculture.WorkSafe explains that the new approach will strea…
WorkSafe has initiated an investigation following a tragic incident in which a worker was killed by a metal bucket that fell at a concrete manufacturing site in Werribee.WorkSafe said the 36-year-old was ‘using a winch to position a mould for casting when the metal bucket, which was holding a length of chain, broke free from the top of a gantry, striki…
Safe Work Australia has introduced a new guide to assist in managing the health and safety risks related to rooftop solar installation tasks, covering aspects from retail and planning through to installation and testing.According to Safe Work Australia, the process of installing solar panels on rooftops involves substantial health and safety challenges…
A mobile health unit that specialises in the detection of lung diseases associated with mine dust has conducted screenings for over 1,000 individuals who previously worked in mines and quarries.The HEART5, aB-double truck loaded with the latest medical screening equipment, travels throughout regional and remote areas of Queensland, providing compliment…
Safe Work Australia has released the first case study in a series that examines the management of psychosocial risks across different sectors.This preliminary case study, as outlined by Safe Work Australia, is situated in a retail setting and underscores various critical psychosocial hazards that retail workers might experience. It further include…
A man was flown to the hospital by the LifeFlight rescue chopper after he was hit on the head by a falling pole in southern Queensland.The rescue helicopter was deployed to the Toowoomba region around 11:30am to treat and airlift the man in his 30s.A LifeFlight doctor and local ambulance paramedics provided treatment to the patient for injuries to the…
A worker was fatally crushed by machinery at a distribution facility in Ravenhall on Monday afternoon.In a statement, WorkSafe Victoria said the 27-year-old man was crushed between moving parts of an ‘automated stock collection robot’ while trying to fix a jammed item around 3pm.WorkSafe has confirmed that an investigation into the incident is currentl…
A man sustained severe injuries when a piece of metal got stuck in his neck at a Brisbane workplace.Paramedics responded to an incident involving a man who was injured while working at a construction site in Kenmore at around 3.20pm on Tuesday.According to a spokesperson from the Queensland Ambulance Service, a man in his 30s received treatment for sev…
A child has been killed following a quad bike crash on a farm in Waikato during the weekend.Emergency services were alerted to the incident in the Hauraki District around 4pm on Saturday.Upon arrival, they found one person deceased.WorkSafe has been notified.Check out the original article here.…
A Victorian man was convicted for falsely obtaining $68,502 in workers compensation while still making money from his car detailing business, and was directed to refund the sum.WorkSafe said the 50-year-old recently received a sentence from the Frankston Magistrates' Court following an admission of guilt to one count of deceitfully acquiring payments.H…
In response to a recent fatal incident in a Waikato milking shed, WorkSafe New Zealand is urging the dairy industry to reconsider its use of slide pulsators.A worker sustained fatal injuries after his clothes got caught in the rotating bar of a slide pulsator. The incident happened on July 27 in Morrinsville.WorkSafe has indicated that it is in the ini…
SafeWork SA is urging workplaces to begin preparing an event to promote awareness of crucial work health and safety concerns during National Safe Work Month.National Safe Work Month has been observed since 2009, following a significant rise in workplace fatalities in Australia, which peaked at 310 in 2007.SafeWork SA is promoting a series of events for…
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- 36
- 37
- 38
- 39
- 40
- 41
- 42
- 43
- 44
- 45
- 46
- 47
- 48
- 49
- 50
- 51
- 52
- 53
- 54
- 55
- 56
- 57
- 58
- 59
- 60
- 61
- 62
- 63
- 64
- 65
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 69
- 70
- 71
- 72
- 73
- 74
- 75
- 76
- 77
- 78
- 79
- 80
- 81
- 82
- 83
- 84
- 85
- 86
- 87
- 88
- 89
- 90
- 91
- 92
- 93
- 94
- 95
- 96
- 97
- 98
- 99
- 100
- 101
- 102
- 103
- 104
- 105
- 106
- 107
- 108
- 109
- 110
- 111
- 112
- 113
- 114
- 115
- 116
- 117
- 118
- 119
- 120
- 121
- 122
- 123
- 124
- 125
- 126
- 127
- 128
- 129
- 130