A worker died after being trapped underneath a vehicle in Tasman on Monday afternoon.Police said they were called to the incident at Golden Bay just before 3.40pm.The worker passed away at the scene.WorkSafe has been informed.Read the original article here.…
A man has died in a workplace incident in Western Australia.Emergency services attended the incident at a South Boulder workshop at around midday on Monday.Reports indicated a man in his 20s became trapped in machinery.WorkSafe will investigate the fatal incident.Source: ABC News website.…
A quad bike rollover in the Toowoomba Region has claimed the life of a 44-year old man and left another with arm injuries.Police said the quad bike rolled at Kingsthorpe on Saturday afternoon.The man died at the scene.Ambulance paramedics transported a man in his 20s to Toowomba Hospital following the incidentA police investigation into the cause of th…
A new study has revealed that silica is not the only substance in engineered stone products that can cause damage to the lungs.In a study led by Dr Chandnee Ramkissoon from the University of Adelaide’s School of Public Health, researchers from the University of Tasmania and the University of Adelaide collected dust from 50 engineered stones and ex…
A factory worker is missing and two others have been taken to hospital after a huge blaze engulfed a Melbourne factory on Friday afternoon.Dozens of firefighters battled the blaze for close to nine hours before bringing it under control.Fire Rescue Victoria confirmed one factory worker was missing after the blaze.Two firefighters who sustained minor in…
A man has been killed in a quad bike incident north of Timaru.Emergency services arrived at the scene shortly before midnight on Saturday.Police said the rider died after his quad bike veered off the road in Milford.The incident is under investigation, according to police.First published here.…
A Victorian company was sentenced after a worker was fatally electrocuted while operating a telehandler three years ago.The Wimmera based feedlot operator was fined $140,000 and ordered to pay costs after recently pleading guilty to two counts under the Victorian OHS Act in the Horsham Magistrates' Court.In November 2020, the 29-year-old man was s…
NT WorkSafe has released new resources to assist heavy vehicle operators manage the risks associated with driver fatigue.NT WorkSafe Executive Director Peggy Cheong said the State’s workplace safety watchdog consulted widely before publishing the new guide.“I would like to thank our key stakeholders for taking the time to assist in the development of t…
The South Australian parliament has recently passed laws to criminalise industrial manslaughter.Under the new laws, an individual can face a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and $18 million fine for a company ‘if they are reckless or grossly negligent in conduct which breaches a work health and safety duty and results in the death of another person.…
SafeWork NSW has embarked on a six-month campaign to protect workers from silica dust. SafeWork NSW inspectors will visit construction sites across the State to ensure compliance with workplace health and safety regulations.Minister for Work Health and Safety Sophie Cotsis said the campaign will help promote safety in NSW workplaces.“This campaign is t…
WorkSafe is probing the death of a worker at a Northland company.The man in his 70s sustained fatal injuries in an incident involving a work knife on Thursday night.Police and paramedics were called to the incident just after 9.45pm.Paramedics were unable to save the elderly worker and he was declared dead at the scene.Read the full story in the NZ Her…
Ambulance paramedics treated a man after he was reportedly electrocuted at a Queensland workplace on Tuesday afternoon.The incident happened in Swanbank.The man was treated at the scene before being transported in a critical condition to Ipswich hospital. First published here.…