Following two tragic incidents in WA workplaces last week, WorkSafe is reminding employers to carefully assess their safety procedures regarding mobile plant.WorkSafe says it is probing both incidents to determine if any violations of work health and safety regulations have occurred and to uncover the factors that led to these incidents.Acting WorkSafe…
WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW have joined forces to support the construction industry in Albury and Wodonga in their efforts to minimise workplace hazards.As part of the Cross Border program, workplace safety inspectors will visit construction sites on either side of the border from April 15-19 to ensure employers understand their health and safet…
A man has lost his life following injuries sustained from a bull in NSW.The incident happened on a rural property in Barrengarry shortly before 1.45pm on Tuesday.Police responded to the scene, and paramedics administered medical treatment to the injured man.He was then flown to St George Hospital and passed away shortly after.Read the original article&…
South Australia’s electricity provider SA Power Networks has recently rolled out a new campaign that seeks to minimise the potential dangers posed by powerlines on farms.According to the power distributor, each year, there are more than 20 reported incidents of vehicles contacting powerlines on farms.SA Power Networks says the campaign coincides with t…
A man in his 40s suffered multiple injuries after being pinned under a ride-on lawn mower in southeast Queensland.Ambulance paramedics rushed to the Ridgewood property just before 10am on Wednesday following reports of a lawn mower incident.The man was later airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital by a rescue chopper, where he remains in a seri…
A worker has been fatally injured in an incident at Athenree on Tuesday morning.Emergency services were called to the scene at about 11.50am.Unfortunately, the worker passed away at the scene.WorkSafe has been advised.Source: New Zealand Police…
A 45-year-old man has died in a quad bike incident near Port Lincoln, marking the second quad bike-related fatality in South Australia within a span of two days.At about 6pm on Sunday, police were called to a private property approximately 20km north of Port Lincoln following the fatal incident The man died at the scene, according to the police. R…
A Melbourne-based school and a travel company have been charged by Victoria’s workplace health and safety regulator in relation to the tragic death of a student during a 2019 overseas trip.The teenager experienced complications related to diabetes during a school trip to Vietnam and later passed away at a Melbourne hospital.The school is charged with o…
The NSW Resources Regulator has issued a safety bulletin following an increase in bulldozer related incidents across the state’s mine sites.Since January 2022, the regulator has received reports of sixty-six bulldozer-related incidents, with 10 of them being flagged as possible causes of injury or illness.According to the Regulator, previous incidents…
Following a tragic surge in construction falls, WorkSafe Victoria urges employers in the industry to review their fall prevention measures.According to the safety watchdog, a recent series of serious incidents resulted in the death of a worker and multiple injuriesWorkSafe says it is currently conducting an investigation into the death of a 56-yea…
Two men have been killed in workplace incidents that occurred within hours of each other in Western Australia.WorkSafe is currently looking into the circumstances surrounding both incidents.The first incident occurred in Dalwallinu, where a man in his 20s sustained fatal injuries in a forklift incident around 12.40pm on Wednesday.In the second inc…
A 92-year-old man was fatally injured after crashing his quad bike on a private property in South Australia on Friday evening.Police and emergency services responded to a serious crash in Adelaide Hills around 9pm on Friday.According to police, the rider was hospitalised with critical injuries and passed away on Saturday morning.Originally publish…