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Man hospitalised after falling from horse in the Somerset region
Man hospitalised after falling from horse in the Somerset region In brief: Queensland paramedics treated a rider in his sixties at a Somerset property on Sunday morning, and a flight crew then took him to a Sunshine Coast hospital with pelvic and leg trauma after the animal he was riding landed on him. Read on for the full news summary, plus the contr…
Amendments to WHS regulations in SA aim to lower ‘work at height’ threshold
South Australia's WHS regulations will lower the work at height threshold to two metres Answer first: from 1 July 2026, construction work carried out where a person could drop two metres or more will be classed as high risk construction work in South Australia — down from the current three-metre trigger. SafeWork SA has released new fact sheets that…
WorkSafe releases updated asbestos guidelines for New Zealand workplaces
New Zealand’s workplace safety regulator has issued an updated set of recommendations to assist businesses and workers in the safe handling and management of asbestos. Key points at a glance WorkSafe New Zealand has published updated guidance on asbestos, redeveloped with direct industry input. Resources are tailored by role — surveyors,…
Builder fined $100K over worker fall
A construction company has been found guilty and penalised with a fine of $100,000 by the District Court of NSW following a prosecution initiated by the State’s workplace safety watchdog. Key points at a glance Penalty: $100,000 handed down by the District Court Breach: section 32 of the WHS Act 2011, for failing the primary duty owed under sec…
‘Stanley’ features in latest SafeWork SA safety campaign
Quick answer: SafeWork SA has launched a new safety campaign featuring Stanley the Cone — SafeWork SA's animated, talking safety cone — who walks South Australians through three prevalent workplace dangers: working at heights, roll-away vehicles and spills. In a new awareness initiative by SafeWork SA, an animated safety cone that talks will play a ce…
Thirty Australian workers killed in workplace incidents this year
Thirty Australian workers have been killed in workplace incidents this year, according to preliminary figures published by Safe Work Australia. Transport, postal and warehousing recorded the largest share of those fatal incidents. Fatal injury figures at a glance 30 Australian workers fatally injured at work thus far this year 15 — transport, po…
Female rider flown to hospital after quad bike crash in South Burnett
A female rider was flown to hospital after a quad bike crash in the South Burnett Region on Saturday afternoon. Emergency crews reached a private property at Merlwood shortly before 4:30pm, where a woman aged in her 50s had suffered injuries to her head and arms. She was airlifted to Toowoomba Hospital for treatment. What we know so far Location: a…
Mine safety authority releases animation after devastating tire malfunction
In brief: The NSW Resources Regulator — the state's mine safety authority — has released an animation reconstructing a devastating truck tyre malfunction at Clovass Quarry on 8 February 2024 that left two workers with injuries. What occurred: A truck tyre failed catastrophically inside a quarry workshop. When: 8 February 2024. Who was hurt: Two worke…
Underground blaze triggers explosives alert from SafeWork SA
Quick answer: SafeWork SA has warned mine and quarry operators about the safe use and storage of explosives after fire broke out inside an underground explosives store during a shift handover. Damaged blasting cartridges leaking a black substance were identified as the most likely origin of ignition. Operators of mines and quarries are being alerted t…