A young man was fatally injured when a forklift crushed him in Sydney on Friday morning.
Emergency services arrived in Prestons following reports of a forklift incident at a workplace.
They discovered a man pinned beneath a forklift.
The man, presumed to be in his 20s, was attended to by paramedics but succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
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The New South Wales Government says its efforts to bolster SafeWork NSW are proving effective, highlighted by the largest compliance crackdown in a decade, which has led to the issuance of over 500 non-compliance notices across the State.
In its initial days as an independent regulatory body under the leadership of its new Commissioner, SafeWork NSW c…
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) carried out over 4,500 inspections of heavy vehicles during Operation Sapphire, where faulty brakes were identified as the primary safety issue throughout the month-long compliance effort.
According to Paul Salvati, the Chief Operations Officer of NHVR, Operation Sapphire was conducted from May 19 to June 15…
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) has announced that starting 1 August 2025, inspectors will commence audits of businesses based in structures built prior to 1990 and those suspected of having asbestos.
The statewide audit is scheduled to continue until 31 October and will concentrate on adherence to asbestos management regulations, which…
WorkSafe is encouraging cattle farmers to evaluate their ramps and reconsider their loading methods in observance of National Farm Safety Week, which this year focuses on the near misses that can take place every day on farms.
According to WorkSafe, cattle handling is still regarded as one of the most hazardous tasks on a farm, as employees frequently…
A man was flown to hospital following an ATV rollover incident in the Gladstone region on Monday afternoon.
The LifeFlight helicopter was assigned by Retrieval Services Queensland at 2:55 PM and arrived at a private property close to the incident site.
The LifeFlight crew joined forces with local QAS paramedics to attend to a patient in his 50s suffer…
The Resources Regulator has issued a safety alert in response to an incident that took place during a scheduled major ventilation change involving a pair of double machine doors, on 13 June at a mine located in the Wollongong area.
A worker sustained serious injuries after being caught between the doors, underscoring the dangers linked to the unregula…
A young man is in critical condition after experiencing a horrific fall at a Sydney workplace.
The man in his 20s suffered severe head injuries after reportedly falling 3 meters at the work site in St Leonards around 9:35am on 7 July 2025.
According to Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry, rescue teams secured the man with a stretcher befo…
According to the latest data from Safe Work Australia, there have been 62 fatal workplace injuries among Australian workers since the start of the year.
The transport, postal, and warehousing sector has experienced the most fatalities, with 25 incidents, while the construction sector follows with 6 fatalities.
The agriculture, forestry, and fishing se…
The Queensland Government is implementing a renewed approach to Queensland's education system with the introduction of almost 140 Workplace Health and Safety Officers to confront workplace violence in classrooms and to streamline processes for teachers.
The Government states that officers will assist a limited number of schools through a cluster model…
Regional Queensland’s electricity distributor, Ergon Energy, is advising all truck drivers, machinery operators, and workplaces to remain alert around overhead powerlines and electrical infrastructure, following nearly 150 incidents involving heavy vehicles on the network since the year commenced.
Ergon Energy says agricultural machinery, heavy…
Safe Work Australia has revised the WHS prosecutions dashboard on its website to incorporate the most recent publicly accessible data from 2024.
Additionally, the federal safety agency has upgraded the dashboard features by introducing a filtering option for data based on industry.
The prosecutions dashboard presents national statistics on criminal pr…
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