National Farm Safety Week is held each year in the third week of July to raise awareness of farm safety issues.As part of Farm Safety Week, a Victorian farming couple shares their story in a WorkSafe video on how a local WorkSafe inspector has supported them.The couple has been farming for twelve years and own more than 1000 cows across two properties…
A surge in COVID-19 infections has prompted Safe Work Australia to issue a reminder to employers to ensure their employees are safe at work. The federal safety agency says employers “must eliminate or minimise the risk of exposure to COVID-19 as much as reasonably practicable.”“Our website has detailed information for workplaces, including small busine…
A New Zealand fencing employer has been fined $22,500 after a teenage worker lost vision in one eye more than two years ago.The 17-year-old man was chiselling when a piece of metal flew into his right eye.The teen lost sight in the eye despite multiple surgeries.The employer did not report the incident to WorkSafe as required by law.Several months late…
A man is recovering in hospital after his arm became trapped in machinery in South East Queensland. Emergency services were called to a workplace in Beaudesert on Thursday afternoon to free the man. After being freed, the man in his 30s was rushed to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a serious but stable condition.Originally published on myGC.com…
Entries to SafeWork NSW’s inaugural Work Health and Safety Excellence Showcase are now open.The Work Health and Safety Excellence Showcase replaces the annual SafeWork NSW Awards.Minister for Small Business and Fair Trading Eleni Petinos said the showcase will acknowledge businesses that have made employee safety a top priority.“Nominations are now ope…
The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was called to the Toowoomba region following a farming incident involving a man, aged in his 70s, on Wednesday morning.The man suffered a fractured leg after falling from a farm vehicle.He was treated at the scene before being flown to the Toowoomba Hospital. He was transported in a stable condition.Source: Li…
WorkSafe ACT has recently launched an updated ‘Residential Construction Strategy for 2022-24’ to help improve safety in the residential construction industry.The Strategy launch was attended by Industrial Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Mick Gentleman, WHS Council members and other key stakeholders. WorkSafe says the industry has a high number…
Researchers at Curtin University have predicted that more than 10,000 Australian workers will develop lung cancer in their lifetime from silica exposure.In the study funded by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), researchers predicted the number of Australians who would develop lung cancer in their lifetime from silica dust exposure using a u…
NSW Police have charged a man with manslaughter following an incident in which a worker was pinned against a truck early last year.Police charged the 59-year-old man after an extensive investigation into the fatal incident at a St Marys business on 1 February 2021.Police will allege that the man was operating the forklift at the time of the incident.Th…
A Victorian nurse faces charges under the OHS Act after allegedly working at an aged care facility after testing positive for COVID-19.WorkSafe says the nurse worked at the aged care facility between 26 July 2020 and 2 August 2020.The safety regulator alleges that the nurse breached section 32 of the OHS Act and section 25(1)(b) of the same Act by atte…
A diesel mechanic has died after being run over by a B-double trailer he was working on in Werribee South on Tuesday afternoon.WorkSafe is investigating the circumstances of the incident.Thirty Victorian workers have died on the job this year.Originally published on WorkSafe Victoria website.…
A man has been killed in a quad bike crash in the Northern Territory.The incident happened on Tuesday night.Around 11.45pm, police were called to reports of an ATV incident in Katherine. A 47-year-old man died at the scene, and a man, aged in his 30s, was transported to Katherine Hospital.Read the full story on ABC News.…
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