A waste management company faces a fine of up to $1.5 million after a worker sustained ‘multiple fractures and lacerations’ to his fingers in a workplace incident in Canberra two years ago.The company faces a single charge under Commonwealth Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) for failing to provide adequate training and a safe system of work for…
A mine worker has been killed in an incident in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.Workplace safety watchdog, WorkSafe confirmed the incident happened on Monday morning.WA police visited the scene and will prepare a report for the coroner.Source: Nine News.…
A Melbourne frame manufacturer was fined after an employee suffered serious injuries when a 200kg load of steel beams fell on her.The company had earlier pleaded guilty to one count of failing to provide a safe work environment after the July 2020 incident.According to WorkSafe Victoria, the worker was using a crane to ‘lift and load steel beams onto a…
WorkSafe NZ has charged an Otago-based company after a truck driver was fatally injured in a workplace incident more than six years ago.The company faces two charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act after the man was struck by a front end loader in Bluff on February 24, 2017.New Zealand’s workplace safety regulator accuses the company of failing…
The latest figures released by Safe Work Australia show the Agriculture, forestry and fishing industry has recorded six fatalities so far this year, 14 fewer than at the same time last year.Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries in Australia, and is a high priority industry under the Australian Work Health and Safety(WHS) Strategy 2023-203…
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) recently kicked off a campaign urging truckies to carry their work diaries.The regulator urged drivers passing through the Marulan Heavy Vehicle Safety Station (HVSS) in New South Wales to ensure they have their National Written Work Diary (WWD) after 120 drivers were penalised for not carrying their work dia…
A man suffered serious burns to his arms and legs in a workplace incident at an Adelaide hotel on Friday evening.Police said the man in his 20s was refuelling a heating device at the time of the incident.He was transported to Royal Adelaide Hospital, where he remains in a critical condition.SafeWork SA has been notified.Originally published on Seven Ne…
A new law requiring employers in the ACT to report sexual assault incidents to WorkSafe ACT is now in effect.WorkSafe says ‘from 9 June 2023, all workplace sexual assault incidents are notifiable and must be reported’ to the safety agency.Under the new regulations, employers must notify WorkSafe ACT of all sexual assault incidents that occur in the wor…
A teenager died on Saturday evening after a farm vehicle crashed in Otaio.The incident happened at a private property on Stanleys Road.New Zealand police said the 16-year-old man died after the incident at about 6pm.Read the original article here.…
SafeWork NSW has launched a 12-month campaign to reduce falls in the construction industry.The campaign comes after a judge voiced concern over the high number of serious ‘fall from height’ incidents in the construction industry.Falls from heights is the leading cause of fatal injury on NSW construction sites. SafeWork data shows there were 16 falls fr…
A defence contractor has been fined $450,000 following a workplace death in July 2020.Federal workplace safety regulator Comcare filed charges against the company after a 50-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle subframe at a Bendigo factory. The company was recently sentenced in a Bendigo court after pleading guilty in April to a single charge…
Queensland electricity provider Ergon Energy reminds farm machinery operators to be extra careful around overhead power lines.Ergon Energy’s safety campaign dubbed ‘Look Up and Live’ reminds everyone about the dangers of working near overhead power lines.In 2022, more than 50 incidents occurred where farm machinery including tractors, augers and harves…