A worker has been injured after falling about two meters at a Sydney construction site.
At around 3:30pm on Friday, emergency services were dispatched to Fontana Drive in Gables following reports of a work-related incident.
Reports indicated the man fell approximately two meters and incurred an injury to his forearm.
He was hurriedly transported to We…
The NSW Government is streamlining the application process for construction workers, manufacturers, and factory operators seeking a High-Risk Work Licence, which will result in significant savings of time and money.
The Government says customers may now apply for their High-Risk Work Licence online through Service NSW, by submitting their application…
The NSW Resources Regulator has released an investigative report concerning an incident in 2023, in which a worker's arm was surgically removed by emergency services to extricate him after it became caught in the idler drum of a moving conveyor belt on a mobile screening unit.
The Resources Regulator says investigators identified multiple factors that…
SafeWork SA has initiated legal action against an energy firm, claiming that the company subjected its employees to hazardous levels of lead while decommissioning its power station located near Adelaide.
Last week, SafeWork SA initiated proceedings in the South Australian Employment Court following a thorough and detailed investigation.
It is claimed…
Safe Work Australia has introduced a new Work Health and Safety profile for the nursing, care, and support workforce, based on the National Dataset for Compensation-based Statistics and ABS Census data.
According to the federal agency, this profile aids in depicting the nature of risks that employees in these industries regularly encounter during the…
A truckie was transported to hospital following a truck fire that occurred on the Burnett Highway on Sunday evening.
Emergency services responded to the incident at Ban Ban Springs at approximately 8:15pm.
Two firefighting teams responded and took measures to secure the area.
The man was admitted to the Gayndah Hospital while in stable condition.
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The Deputy Premier of Victoria and Minister for WorkSafe, Ben Carroll, has officially declared that applications are now being accepted for WorkSafe's WorkWell Mental Health Industry Trials, which provide funding of up to $1.76 million over a three-year span to trial initiatives that aim to decrease mental health harm in the workplace and enhance psyc…
The NSW Government has reaffirmed its dedication to safeguarding workers from dust-related illnesses through its new $2.5 million advanced Lung Health Mobile Clinic, offering lung health assessments to thousands throughout the state.
The lung bus initiative offers free lung health checks to over 5,000 employees each year in regional New South Wales.
T…
Safe Work Australia has announced that new data reporting tools launched in December on its data website, Our Data. Your Stories have now taken the place of the Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) calculator.
The federal safety agency states that it extensively consulted on various approaches to assist users in more precisely evaluating, measuring…
A fresh awareness campaign is appealing to South Australian motorists to 'decrease speed for a breakdown' prior to the implementation of a new regulation designed to improve the protection of roadside workers.
Beginning Monday, May 19, drivers will be required to lower their speed to 25 km/h when passing stationary tow trucks, vans, and other roadside…
The LifeFlight aeromedical crew transported a child to the hospital after an incident involving machinery.
The incident happened on Friday morning.
The rescue chopper was sent to a private property in the Gympie Region at 11:06am.
The patient received on-site treatment for critical injuries before being flown to Queensland Children’s Hospital fo…
A worker has been killed after a stone wall fell on him in South Australia.
Emergency crews were sent to a Nuriootpa property at around 11am on Thursday morning.
According to police, the 46-year-old man was trapped beneath the wall and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Police said SafeWork SA has been informed of the fatal incident.
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