Tasmania has added another nine cancers to the presumptive cancer list for fire-fighters following the passage of ‘world-leading legislative reforms by the State Parliament.’The bill extends the list of presumptive cancers for fire-fighters to include nine more cancers.Minister for Workplace Safety and Consumer Affairs, the Hon Madeleine Ogilvie MP, de…
During the 4th week of National Safe Work Month, Safe Work Australia explores how people can work together to promote health and safety in the workplace.Safe Work Australia says it is unfortunate that workers still suffer on-the-job injuries and sometimes lose their lives. To protect workers, everyone must prioritise workplace health and safety. “This…
A pilot died after his light plane crashed in southern Queensland on Thursday afternoon.The aircraft crashed on a private property southwest of Warwick just after midday.The property owner called the police after he noticed a small grass fire.The pilot died at the scene.Read the original article here.…
A New Zealand cement company has been sentenced for breaching health and safety regulations after a worker lost his arm in a conveyor belt incident.The company was fined $297,000 and ordered to pay reparations of $60,000 to the victim after pleading guilty to a WorkSafe charge of failing to ensure the health and safety of the worker.The worker was clea…
Safe Work NSW has unveiled a four-year strategy to combat workplace sexual harassment.Through this plan, businesses will be educated on their duty to prevent workplace sexual harassment from happening and the need to put in place measures to protect workers.SafeWork NSW thanked all the stakeholders who ‘provided their valuable insights to inform t…
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has revealed the winners of this year’s Work Well Awards.The awards recognise companies and individuals who have made health and safety a priority in their workplaces.The nine winners were congratulated by Mental Health Ambassador Hayley Lewis and Minister for Industrial Relations, Grace Grace.“I thank all our fin…
A man has been flown to hospital with leg injuries after a crane incident in South East Queensland.The man, aged in his 40s, was run over by a crane at a work site in Bromelton.The incident happened on Wednesday morning.He is undergoing treatment at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.Source: Seven News.…
A farmworker is recuperating in hospital following a farming incident in WA’s Wheatbelt region.The man was seriously injured after his leg got trapped in a potato harvester at a Dandaragan farm on Wednesday morning.Emergency services were called to the farm at around 10am.The man was freed from the machinery and flown to the Royal Perth Hospital t…
A 16-year-old boy has been killed in a quad bike crash in Tasmania's northwest coast.Family members called police after the boy failed to return home on Wednesday afternoon.The boy was found dead down an embankment at Wynyard on Thursday morning.An investigation into the incident is ongoing.Originally published here.…
Two companies have been fined $270,000 and ordered to pay $130,000 in reparations by a Christchurch court after a man died when his van was struck by a runaway trailer.WorkSafe investigated the October 2020 incident and found the trailer’s locking handle wasn’t engaged, and its safety chain was disconnected from the vehicle.Following the incident, Work…
Safe Work Australia has published its 2022–23 Annual Report.The report provides information about the operations of Safe Work Australia and its achievements in workplace health and safety over the past year.“Our annual report provides information on our performance in 2022–23 to deliver healthier, safer and more productive workplaces through improvemen…
Statistics show 16 young tradies are killed on the job each year in Australia. About two weeks ago, a teen apprentice died after falling at a Queensland worksite. And early this month, a man in his 50s died in a bulldozer rollover at a south Burnett construction site.Figures show the number of young people being injured at work is on the rise.The stati…