The federal government will provide $4.4 million through Round 9 of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative (HVSI) to promote heavy vehicle safety.The NHVR is encouraging businesses and organisations that have projects that will help improve safety in the heavy vehicle industry to apply for the safety grants.“Proje…
A man has been killed after reportedly being struck by a tree in northern Tasmania.Emergency crews found the man, 63, trapped under a tree, south west of Launceston,on Thursday afternoon.The man died at the scene.First published here.…
An elderly woman sustained serious neck injuries in a gardening incident in south-east Queensland.The woman in her 80s fell onto a garden stake while working on her property in the Fraser Coast region on Tuesday afternoon.She was impaled on the neck by the garden tool.Paramedics took her to hospital but doctors were unable to remove the metal bar.The w…
A man was fatally injured after the truck he was working on reportedly rolled on top of him north of Adelaide.Police said they found the 65-year-old man lying next to his truck on Wednesday morning.He died at the scene despite attempts by paramedics to save him.An investigation to determine the cause of the incident is ongoing.First published …
A worker suffered minor burns to his face and hands after a gas main ruptured and burst into flames in northern Sydney on Tuesday morning.NSW ambulance paramedics treated the worker at the scene before transporting him to hospital for further care.Fire crews attended the scene near Ashburner Street in Manly.Read the full story here.…
New Zealand’s workplace safety regulator says two recent prosecutions show much needs to be done to reduce asbestos exposure risks.Asbestos is New Zealand’s leading cause of workplace deaths, accounting for 220 deaths each year.National Asbestos Awareness Week (November 20-26) aims to raise awareness among tradies and businesses about the risks of…
This week is National Asbestos Awareness Week (20-26 November 2023) and NT WorkSafe is reminding all Territorians to Think Twice about Asbestos.Asbestos was banned in Australia two decades ago but it’s still present in many buildings constructed before 1990.NT WorkSafe’s Manager WHS Assurance, Rob Fereday urges Territorians to exercise caution when wor…
A worker has died following a ride-on lawn mower incident in Tasmania.Emergency crews attended the scene south-west of Burnie shortly before 5pm on Monday.They found the man under the lawn mower, according to police.The man in his 30s died at the scene.WorkSafe Tasmania is conducting an investigation into the circumstances that led to the fatal inciden…
Workplace safety inspectors issued a total of 47 improvement notices during a recent construction blitz on the NSW/Victoria border. WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW inspectors visited more than 35 construction sites in Echuca and Moama with a focus on height safety and asbestos exposure.WorkSafe Victoria said, “Inspectors identified safety concerns s…
A Southland freight company has been ordered to pay more than $500k after a truck driver died in a workplace incident more than six years ago.The man was fatally struck by a reversing front-end loader while standing behind his truck in February 2017.The truck driver had been contracted to load and unload animal feeds at a warehouse in Bluff.WorkSa…
NT WorkSafe seeks public feedback on the proposed code of practice for managing psychosocial hazards at work. Northern Territory workplace safety regulator says the proposed code has been amended to ‘include the use of the hierarchy of control measures when identifying and selecting control measures to control the risks of psychosocial hazards.’T…
A man was trampled by a cow in the South Burnett region on Thursday evening.The incident happened at a private property in Neumgna at around 6.15pm.Ambulance paramedics treated a man, aged in his 60s, for head injuries before transporting him to Kingaroy Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.First published here.…
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