A Waikato landfill has avoided prosecution following a fatal workplace incident after WorkSafe NZ accepted an enforceable undertaking submitted by the company.The March 2020 incident happened when a 60-year-old truck driver who was standing next to his vehicle was fatally struck by a loader driven by a colleague. WorkSafe's Head of Specialist Intervent…
NT WorkSafe has appointed Ms Peggy Cheong as its Executive Director after a rigorous selection process. Ms Cheong has been living in Darwin since 1988, and has worked with various government departments in the Northern Territory. She was the Deputy Chair of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Advisory Committee before joining the Northern Terri…
South Australia's workplace safety watchdog has released a new safety information sheet to minimise mobile plant risks in the construction industry.The South Australian Construction Safety Alliance (SACSA) and SafeWork SA have collaborated to develop a safety essentials flyer on workplace mobile plant risks that will be posted on members' worksites. Sa…
A workplace incident has claimed the life of a 23-year-old man in Timaru.Police said the Tuesday afternoon incident happened at a business on Racecourse Road.Emergency crews responded to the incident just before 12.30 pm.WorkSafe will investigate the incident.Originally published in the Otago Daily Times.…
Safe Work Australia reminds businesses that the two year transition period from the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals Revision 3 (GHS 3) to Revision 7 (GHS 7) will end on 31 December 2022.Australia entered the transition period on 1 January 2021.Safe Work Australia said, “From 1 January 2023, you must use GHS 7 to…
Safe Work Australia has published a practical guide for supervisors in small and medium businesses who support injured or ill workers during their return to work journey.The guide was developed in consultation with the Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government. Safe Work Australia says the guide includes ‘conversation starters, discussion…
Safe Work Australia's 2021-22 annual report has been published. The report contains detailed information about the federal agency's operations, including workforce and funding.Safe Work Australia said 'Our annual report provides information on our performance in 2021-22 to deliver healthier, safer and more productive workplaces through improvements to…
A man fell from a ladder while working on a property on the Gold Coast on Monday morning.The man suffered serious injuries after reportedly falling about six metres in Burleigh Waters at about 10.15 am.Ambulance crews treated the man at the scene before transporting him to the Gold Coast University Hospital for further treatment.Read the original story…
National Safe Work Month has come to an end and Safe Work Australia wants businesses to continue making workplace health and safety a priority all year long.Safe Work Australia said October reminds all Australians about the benefits of workplace health and safety."This National Safe Work Month highlighted the importance of identifying hazards, includin…
The LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS) helicopter was tasked to a property south-west of Roma to treat and airlift a woman after she was attacked by a bull on Wednesday afternoon.The woman in her 40s suffered lower body injuries after being crushed by the animal.The rescue chopper landed at the scene just before 4pm and worked with Ambulan…
Seven workers were taken to hospital after falling through the roof of a factory in Sydney.The men, aged between 20 and 40, landed on machinery at the factory in Wetherill Park on Tuesday afternoon.Emergency crews including police, ambulance paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene at about 2.30pm.The injured men were treated at the sc…
The eight winners of the 2022 Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety's Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards have been announced at a ceremony in Perth.The awards recognise ‘outstanding solutions and innovations’ in occupational health and safety across Western Australian workplaces.The 8 winners were chosen from 36 finalists and 71 ove…