A teenage boy has lost his life after being hit by a falling tree branch in Tasmania.The 17 year-old boy and his father were cutting down trees in Dover when the incident happened on Sunday afternoon.Police said the teenager passed away at the scene, while his father sustained injuries that are not life-threatening.Police are currently conducting…
A woman sustained serious burns in a workplace incident on Kangaroo Island on Saturday afternoon.She was working at a food shop in Penneshaw when a deep fat fryer reportedly exploded.Fire crews and paramedics responded to the incident at around 5pm.The woman received burns on her face, hands, and thighs.She was quickly taken to a nearby hospital and la…
A man has been flown to hospital after sustaining injuries in a mustering incident in the South Burnett region.The man, in his 70s, was herding cattle on a motorbike at a private property when he collided with an anthill on Friday morning. The LifeFlight rescue helicopter touched down in a field near the scene at about 11am.QAS paramedics and a LifeFli…
A man has been transported to the hospital following an incident in which he was allegedly struck by 500 kilograms of wet concrete that fell at a Sydney construction site.The 38-year-old man was struck by the concrete around 2am on Thursday at a building site in Arncliffe.Paramedics arrived and discovered that the man had sustained injuries to his neck…
After sex work was decriminalised in Queensland, all sex workers and sex work businesses will now fall under work health and safety legislation, according to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.The changes, in effect from 2nd August, ensure that sex work businesses and those working within the sex industry are subject to the same workplace health an…
A mobile health unit that delivers free lung screenings for ex-mine and quarry workers from Queensland is visiting the Toowoomba area for the first time.HEART5 is scheduled to arrive at Queens Park on August 26th and 27th.RSHQ's Director of Health Strategy and Compliance Patrick Jensen stressed the importance of conducting tests years’ post-industry de…
The NSW Resources Regulator has initiated a probe into a significant incident involving a worker and a vehicle at a central west New South Wales gold mine on 10 July 2024.A service crew member was critically injured when a bucket from a loader in motion collided with him as he walked down a slope.The worker was inspecting the water level and lift…
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has officially approved the Mobile Crane Industry Code of Practice after thorough discussions with stakeholders to help the industry recognise dangers and minimise risks.The NHVR, in collaboration with The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA), has created a useful guide to help Chain of Responsibility (…
NT WorkSafe has filed charges against a solar company and its manager for not ensuring their employees utilised fall protection measures while performing tasks at elevated levels.The safety watchdog will claim that in May 2024, inspectors for Electrical Safety performed unplanned safety checks on recently installed solar PV systems at a home in Ka…
Queensland will host the biggest memorial event for mining incidents next month, paying tribute to the 1,508 miners who have died on the job.Every year on 19 September, the industry gathers to remember the lives lost during the state's deadliest coal mining tragedy at Mount Mulligan in 1921, where 75 miners perished.The Miners Memorial Day Service is o…
August is recognised as Tradie Health Month and NSW’s workplace safety watchdog states that it’s an ideal opportunity for tradies to reflect on and discuss any work health and safety (WHS) issues to maintain a long and healthy professional life.Between 2017 and 2021, about 20 percent of reports received by SafeWork NSW were due to injuries suffered by…
WorkSafe is advocating for a renewed focus in rural New Zealand on the risks linked to quad bike roll-overs, which have sadly claimed the lives of four farmers across the nation in the previous three weeksNew Zealand’s workplace safety regulator says it’s conducting an investigation into all four fatalities, with the initial incident taking place…
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