Safe Work Australia has introduced a new Work Health and Safety profile for the nursing, care, and support workforce, based on the National Dataset for Compensation-based Statistics and ABS Census data.
According to the federal agency, this profile aids in depicting the nature of risks that employees in these industries regularly encounter during the…
A truckie was transported to hospital following a truck fire that occurred on the Burnett Highway on Sunday evening.
Emergency services responded to the incident at Ban Ban Springs at approximately 8:15pm.
Two firefighting teams responded and took measures to secure the area.
The man was admitted to the Gayndah Hospital while in stable condition.
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The Deputy Premier of Victoria and Minister for WorkSafe, Ben Carroll, has officially declared that applications are now being accepted for WorkSafe's WorkWell Mental Health Industry Trials, which provide funding of up to $1.76 million over a three-year span to trial initiatives that aim to decrease mental health harm in the workplace and enhance psyc…
The NSW Government has reaffirmed its dedication to safeguarding workers from dust-related illnesses through its new $2.5 million advanced Lung Health Mobile Clinic, offering lung health assessments to thousands throughout the state.
The lung bus initiative offers free lung health checks to over 5,000 employees each year in regional New South Wales.
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Safe Work Australia has announced that new data reporting tools launched in December on its data website, Our Data. Your Stories have now taken the place of the Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) calculator.
The federal safety agency states that it extensively consulted on various approaches to assist users in more precisely evaluating, measuring…
A fresh awareness campaign is appealing to South Australian motorists to 'decrease speed for a breakdown' prior to the implementation of a new regulation designed to improve the protection of roadside workers.
Beginning Monday, May 19, drivers will be required to lower their speed to 25 km/h when passing stationary tow trucks, vans, and other roadside…
The LifeFlight aeromedical crew transported a child to the hospital after an incident involving machinery.
The incident happened on Friday morning.
The rescue chopper was sent to a private property in the Gympie Region at 11:06am.
The patient received on-site treatment for critical injuries before being flown to Queensland Children’s Hospital fo…
A worker has been killed after a stone wall fell on him in South Australia.
Emergency crews were sent to a Nuriootpa property at around 11am on Thursday morning.
According to police, the 46-year-old man was trapped beneath the wall and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Police said SafeWork SA has been informed of the fatal incident.
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A woman was flown to the hospital by the Toowoomba-based LifeFlight helicopter after sustaining injuries from a cow on Friday morning.
The rescue helicopter was assigned to a private property in the Toowoomba area at 8:51 am and touched down close to the scene.
The LifeFlight crew, in conjunction with Queensland Ambulance paramedics and local paramedi…
The NSW Resources Regulator has released a safety warning following a close call between a front-end loader and a light vehicle at an open-cut coal mine.
According to the regulator, a front-end loader was ascending a ramp towards an intersection at approximately 10 km/h.
The operator failed to see a light vehicle with two passengers waiting to make a…
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is encouraging all drivers to contribute and prioritise safety while driving to address Australia’s troubling road toll.
This year's National Road Safety Week, taking place until May 18, is dedicated to minimising road fatalities and injuries, given that Australia records more than 40,000 injuries and…
A bathroom wholesaler faces charges for purported violations of Victoria’s ban on the processing and distribution of engineered stone.
The company is facing one charge pursuant to regulation 319Y (b) of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations for instructing or permitting an employee under their authority to undertake an engineered stone…
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