A man has been killed in a quad bike incident in Dunedin.It happened on Saturday afternoon.Police were called after a quad bike rolled on a property in Mount Grand just before 5pm.Originally published in the Otago Daily Times.…
Charges against the directors of a Queensland cattle company who had been accused of breaching workplace health and safety laws over a fatal helicopter crash in the Northern Territory have been dropped.NT WorkSafe withdrew the charges after one of the directors agreed to an enforceable undertaking to spend $55,000 to improve safety on the company’s pro…
Winners of the 2022 Safe Work and Return to Work Award have been revealed. The 13 winners received their awards at an event attended by Queensland Safety Ambassador Shane Webcke in Brisbane.Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace thanked the winners for promoting workplace health and safety. “The Palaszczuk Government’s highest priority is the health…
A man is being treated for serious burns after an explosion at a battery factory in Wollongong.Fire crews responded to reports of a loud blast at a battery warehouse in North Wollongong on Tuesday afternoon.The 42-year-old man suffered multiple burn injuries. He was flown to the Royal North Shore Hospital for specialist treatment.SafeWork NSW is invest…
A woman has died at a farm in Western Australia’s south-west after reportedly being thrown from a quad bike.The 35-year-old woman was mustering cattle at the time of the incident on Thursday morning.It is the state’s fourth workplace fatality in less than two weeks.WorkSafe confirmed it has opened an investigation into the circumstances of the incident…
A man has been killed in a workplace incident at a transport business in Perth.WorkSafe WA said the man in his 50s died on Tuesday afternoon in Bibra Lake. The safety regulator said investigators visited the scene after the incident. “WorkSafe investigators examine the circumstances of incidents with a view to ensuring compliance and preventing future…
The Northern Territory Government has introduced a number of changes to the State’s dangerous goods transport regulations. The new regulations aim to ensure NT’s dangerous goods laws are consistent with the law in other States and Territories. NT WorkSafe Executive Director Peggy Cheong said that the safety agency consulted widely before coming up with…
SafeWork NSW has launched a new tool to measure workplace mental health.The safety agency says the new digital Workplace Wellbeing Assessment Tool (WWAT) will help promote mental wellbeing at work, and encourages employers to explore it.Head of SafeWork NSW, Natasha Mann said that although 80 per cent of businesses in NSW take a reactive approach to wo…
This year’s National Safe Work Month is focusing on a different topic each week. This week, Safe Work Australia is focusing on WHS risks management and preventing harm at workplaces. Safe Work Australia said “Managing WHS risks means thinking about how things could go wrong at your workplace and what the consequences could be for your workers or other…
A pilot suffered severe burn injuries after a light plane crashed and burst into flames in the NSW Hunter Valley.The man in his 40s was flown to the Royal North Shore Hospital in critical condition.The light plane came down near an airstrip in Luskintyre, northwest of Maitland, on Monday afternoon.Source: ABC News.…
According to recent statistics from NT WorkSafe, vehicle incidents accounted for the majority of workplace fatalities in the NT.Published as part of the National Safe Work Month, the 2021-22 key work health and safety statistics snapshot shows seven people were killed at work during this period.The figures reveal that Health and Community Services, Gov…
Emergency services freed a man after his hand got stuck in a garbage truck compactor at a worksite west of Sydney.The man in his 40s was dragged five metres into the truck after becoming trapped.It took emergency crews more than four hours to free him.The incident happened while the man was cleaning the truck. He was transported to Westmead Hospital wi…