SafeWork NSW and NSW Fair Trading are undertaking a safety blitz on residential building sites in the State’s Mid-North Coast to ensure workplaces comply with health and safety regulations.Assistant Building Commissioner Matthew Whitton said these inspection programs aim to ensure buildings in these areas are safe.“Inspectors will be focusing on lookin…
Two workers who fell into a hole at an underground mine in northern Queensland have been found dead.Their bodies were found by rescue workers on Thursday.The miners were reported missing on Wednesday morning after their vehicle fell down a void.Queensland Resources Minister Scott Stewart confirmed the state’s resources safety regulator has launched an…
WorkSafe WA has filed charges against a construction company after two workers were seriously injured when a wall collapsed at a worksite on Rottnest Island two years ago.The safety watchdog has charged the company with failing to provide a safe work environment following the incident.The company is expected in court next month for the first mention.Re…
A South Australian tribunal has fined an asbestos company $150,000 for breach of workplace safety rules under section 32 of the WHS Act 2012 (SA).The charges relate to an incident in which a 58-year-old man plunged through an asbestos roof to his death in March 2021. SafeWork SA said the man 'was working on a crawl board placed over asbestos roof sheet…
Two workers are missing after a mine reportedly collapsed in north-west Queensland.
Ambulance paramedics were called to the scene just after 1.10 pm on Wednesday.
The workers were in a utility vehicle that fell down a 25-metre slope at the underground mine.
Operations at the site have been suspended as search and rescue efforts continue.…
High Temperatures are forecast across Victoria this week, prompting the state's workplace health and safety regulator to issue a reminder to employers about their duty to protect outdoor workers from heat-related illness.With temperatures expected to hit 40 degrees in parts of northern Victoria, WorkSafe Executive Director of Health and Safety Narelle…
WorkSafe Queensland has launched an investigation into a crane rollover on the Gold Coast.The crane tipped over on its side on a motorway near Burleigh Heads on Monday morning.No injuries were reported.Read more here.…
A worker has died after reportedly being crushed by machinery in Perth.The incident happened at a Welshpool workshop on Monday morning.Paramedics attended the incident but were unable to revive the man. WorkSafe is investigating the circumstances that led to the incident.Click here to read the original article.…
A Victorian power station operator has been fined $1.5 million after a worker was fatally burned in an explosion four years ago.During the incident in November 2018, a 54-year-old man was installing a circuit breaker when an explosion occurred. He sustained severe burns and died in hospital the following day.The company plead guilty to three counts of…
A traffic controller died after being hit by a truck in Waikato on Sunday morning.Police said the man was directing traffic at a closed highway when he was struck by the truck and fatally injured.WorkSafe NZ is aware of the incident.Read more in the Otago Daily Times.…
A man is dead after a workplace incident in Sydney.The incident happened on Friday morning.At about 6.10am, police were called to a worksite in Badgerys Creek, where the man’s body was found. SafeWork NSW has been notified of the incident.This story was originally published here.…
Queensland’s mine safety regulator recently directed mine operators to take compliance action after a spate of serious incidents involving heavy mobile equipment.The Queensland Resources Safety and Health (RSHQ) said mine operators must implement safety measures to keep workers safe.The directives were issued following three recent incidents in central…
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