One person was transported to hospital after reportedly falling from scaffolding in Dunedin.It is understood the person fell 4 metres from scaffolding on Friday morning.The person was taken to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition.Read the original article here.…
Several high-profile speakers including ‘a digital futurist, human communications expert and the Royal Australian Navy’s first female pilot’ have been lined up for this year’s Work Well Conference scheduled for October.The conference will be held in Brisbane during National Safe Work Month.Workplace Health and Safety Queensland lists ‘artificial intell…
A Victorian forklift operator has been charged following a 2021 fatal workplace incident.WorkSafe said the man was operating a forklift with an unsecured load when the load fell and fatally struck a worker.The 52-year old is facing two charges under the OHS Act for engaging in conduct that endangered the life of another worker and failing to take…
A truckie sustained serious injuries after his truck rolled on a dirt road in South East Queensland.LifeFlight said the truck driver managed to free himself from the vehicle, but collapsed a short time later. He was found by a passing driver. The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was called to the scene at about 5.30am on Thursday morning.Queensla…
Safe Work NSW and WorkSafe Victoria will focus on falls and silica dust during a week-long safety inspection blitz in Yarrawonga-Mulwala. Inspectors will enlighten employers about their health and safety duties, identify work-related hazards and ensure compliance with safety regulations. According to statistics, since 2018, 20 construction wo…
Early this year, WHS ministers requested Safe Work Australia to conduct further analysis and discussions on a proposal to ban engineered stone in Australia.This week, Safe Work Australia presented a report to federal, state and territory WHS ministers with recommendations on options to ban engineered stone.“The Agency thanks the workers, PCBUs, employe…
The Work Health and Safety Commission has opened public consultation on a new code of practice for managing electrical risks in Western Australian workplaces.The code is designed to help employers and workers manage risks associated with electrical work.WHSC says the code “applies to all workplaces where a PCBU has management or control of electrical e…
A WorkSafe investigation has revealed that an explosion that injured five workers in central Auckland last year was a ‘workplace prank gone wrong.’In August 2022, a worker left a barbeque gas running overnight in a shipping container.The following day workers opened the container to start work.“They could smell gas, and one of the workers joked about i…
SafeWork NSW inspectors are visiting businesses across metropolitan Sydney to make sure manufacturers are managing risks associated with moving plant and machinery.SafeWork statistics show nearly 10 percent of all workplace deaths occur in the manufacturing industry. In 2021, seven percent of all occupational deaths were the result of being trapped by…
A person is being treated for a ‘serious hand injury’ following a workplace incident in Dunedin on Monday afternoon.Paramedics were called to the incident at Mosgiel just after 2.15pm.The worker was transported to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition.WorkSafe has been notified.Source: Stuff.…
An Alice Springs arborist has been charged after a worker was seriously injured by a wood chipper in November 2022.According to NT WorkSafe, workers were feeding tree branches into a wood chipper when the ‘chipper hood detached from the machine and struck one of the workers.’“NT WorkSafe investigation found the wood chipper was damaged almost two month…
A man was airlifted to hospital after being attacked by a bull. The 60-year-old man was crushed by the animal on a rural property in central Queensland on Thursday morning.Ambulance paramedics stabilised the man prior to the arrival of the rescue chopper.He was airlifted by RACQ CapRescue to the Rockhampton Hospital for further treatment.Source: Perth…