The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is encouraging all drivers to contribute and prioritise safety while driving to address Australia’s troubling road toll.
This year's National Road Safety Week, taking place until May 18, is dedicated to minimising road fatalities and injuries, given that Australia records more than 40,000 injuries and…
A bathroom wholesaler faces charges for purported violations of Victoria’s ban on the processing and distribution of engineered stone.
The company is facing one charge pursuant to regulation 319Y (b) of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations for instructing or permitting an employee under their authority to undertake an engineered stone…
SafeWork SA, in conjunction with ReturnToWorkSA, has launched a free training initiative to support South Australian businesses in recognising and addressing psychosocial threats to employee well-being in the workplace.
According to the safety agency, this course spans one to two hours and is structured to equip businesses with the vital ‘knowle…
NT WorkSafe has released a safety alert regarding the hazards linked to the use of 9-inch angle grinders following an incident earlier this year in which a worker narrowly escaped death.
In January of this year, a 71-year-old employee sustained severe injuries while operating a 9-inch angle grinder during renovation activities at an industrial facilit…
A man has suffered injuries in a serious incident at a construction site in Surfers Paradise.
At around 7am on Tuesday, emergency teams were dispatched to The Esplanade in response to reports of a worker injury.
Upon reaching the scene, they encountered a man in his twenties who had sustained injuries to both his leg and head.
Paramedics attended to h…
A man has been fatally injured after being run over by the rear wheels of a prime mover in northern Victoria on Tuesday morning.
According to WorkSafe, the 62-year-old man was positioned beneath the truck, which was connected to a trailer, when it unexpectedly rolled backward, resulting in him being crushed and dragged approximately 40 meters before h…
A man was injured in a tractor-related incident on a rural Queensland property on Sunday.
The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked to a property near Proston just after 8am.
According to LifeFlight, the man, in his sixties, was performing tasks on the farm at the time of the incident.
The patient was treated for suspected multiple injuries by the LifeFlig…
WorkSafe New Zealand has said that the fatal quad bike rollover involving a Tararua farmhand might have been averted had the farm manager maintained the bike in optimal condition.
According to the New Zealand workplace safety regulator, defective brakes, inconsistent tire pressure, and inadequate suspension were identified as contributing factors in t…
This week marks National Road Safety Week (NRSW), and statistics reveal that around 1,300 individuals lose their lives on Australian roads annually, with an additional 44,000 suffering serious injuries.
During 2024, NSW roads witnessed 334 fatalities, with close to 70 percent of these incidents taking place in regional areas and approximately 40 perce…
The NSW Government has recently unveiled an Exposure Draft for a Bill, ‘contributing to its sustained consultation efforts to secure the workers compensation system moving forward.’
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said he has submitted the Exposure Draft to a parliamentary inquiry for further investigation and to gather input on potential ref…
A person has been killed following an ATV rollover near Cambridge Sunday afternoon.
Three other people sustained injuries as a result of the incident, which took place on a private property in Karapiro at around 2.30pm.
St John provided a response that included ambulances, a rapid response vehicle and three choppers.
An investigation into the cause of…
The NSW Resources Regulator has begun a probe to uncover the cause of an incident that took place at a mine south west of Sydney last month.
“A suspected gas and rock burst occurred while operating a continuous miner in the underground mine. Four workers were in the vicinity, three were partially buried,” the regulator said.
All staff memb…
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