A boy was transported by air to the hospital following an ATV incident in south-west Queensland on Sunday afternoon.
The LifeFlight helicopter was called to a private property in the Western Downs region, landing close to the scene at around 3:40pm.
The LifeFlight crew joined forces with local ambulance paramedics to perform intubation on the patient…
Cathy Henderson has been appointed as the new CEO of WorkSafe Victoria.
Deputy Premier and Minister for WorkSafe and the TAC Ben Carroll praised Ms Henderson for her new role, recognising her extensive experience in community, regulatory, and public sectors along with her solid background in local government
“I congratulate Ms Henderson on her a…
Safe Work Australia has unveiled a new hub and dashboards for the Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset (BOHD) on their data website – 'Our Data. Your Stories'.
“The BOHD introduced new experimental data about the nature of work undertaken in different occupations and explores the relative exposure of jobs to different types of hazards,”…
SafeWork SA is commencing a safety initiative designed to lower the rates of workplace fatalities and injuries in the farming industry.
Starting from 1 October 2025, SafeWork SA will conduct a year-long farm safety campaign aimed at lowering the rates of work-related deaths and injuries through the enforcement of Work Health and Safety laws.
The safet…
WorkSafe has announced that its experts will conduct a range of workplace safety events throughout Victoria and online in observance of Health and Safety Month 2025.
The safety regulator said the yearly tour will commence on Wednesday, October 1, featuring 19 in-person events throughout the state and 12 online webinars to promote discussions on occupa…
SafeWork NSW is conducting investigations into the death of a man that occurred on Monday morning at a Sydney workplace.
Emergency services rushed to a warehouse in Matraville at around 5.30am due to reports of a worker sustaining serious injuries.
Police were informed that a 57-year-old male worker had been hit by a forklift.
He was attended to by pa…
A man was flown to the hospital by the LifeFlight aeromedical team following injuries sustained in a fall on Tuesday afternoon.
Reports suggest the man in his 40s was involved in roofing work on a shed when he experienced a fall, leading to injuries to both his head and abdomen.
The LifeFlight helicopter was called to a private property south of Miles…
An investigation has been launched by WorkSafe after a worker suffered a fatal injury while installing irrigation at an orchard in northern Victoria last Thursday.
According to WorkSafe, the man was dealing with a 6.5-meter length of aluminium pole when electricity from an overhead power line flowed through it, leading to electrocution.
The 49-year-ol…
The NSW Resources Regulator advises miners that starting 1 October 2025, all persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must register workers engaged in high-risk processes involving crystalline silica substances, as mandated by the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017.
The regulator says this regulation is applicable to all metal mines and…
SafeWork NSW and WorkSafe ACT have partnered in a coordinated approach to improve work health and safety (WHS) on construction sites located along their shared border.
The two workplace safety regulators will perform surprise compliance inspections on building sites over a two-day initiative focused on confirming that safety requirements are fulfilled…
SafeWork Australia has revised the ‘Guide to managing the risks of rooftop solar installation work’ by adding guidance for the management of work health and safety (WHS) risks associated with battery installation.
“With battery energy storage systems (batteries) becoming increasingly popular to support rooftop solar systems, we have…
The selection of finalists for the 2025 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards has been completed, with the announcement of winners scheduled for October 28 at Optus Stadium.
WorkSafe WA announced that a record number of 138 submissions were received for this year's Awards, representing an increase of over 50 percent compared to the previous year. T…
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