SafeWork NSW has developed an online course to train workers on how to protect themselves from Asbestos exposure.The safety watchdog partnered with the Office of the Building Commissioner, NSW Environment Protection Authority and Local Government NSW to roll out the Asbestos Awareness and Safety Course during National Asbestos Awareness Week.Approximat…
Safe Work Australia has released a new case study for the construction industry.The case study explains how the four model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act principles apply to WHS duties.Safe Work Australia said, “This case study illustrates four key principles that apply to all WHS duties in the model WHS Act and the duty to consult, cooperate and coo…
Transport, postal and warehousing is the deadliest industry in Australia, with latest Safe Work Australia figures showing the industry has so far recorded the highest number of workplace deaths this year. The industry has lost 42 workers.The Construction industry comes second, with 28 fatal work injuries, two more than at the same time last year.The fi…
The federal government will provide $4.4 million through Round 9 of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative (HVSI) to promote heavy vehicle safety.The NHVR is encouraging businesses and organisations that have projects that will help improve safety in the heavy vehicle industry to apply for the safety grants.“Proje…
A man has been killed after reportedly being struck by a tree in northern Tasmania.Emergency crews found the man, 63, trapped under a tree, south west of Launceston,on Thursday afternoon.The man died at the scene.First published here.…
An elderly woman sustained serious neck injuries in a gardening incident in south-east Queensland.The woman in her 80s fell onto a garden stake while working on her property in the Fraser Coast region on Tuesday afternoon.She was impaled on the neck by the garden tool.Paramedics took her to hospital but doctors were unable to remove the metal bar.The w…
A man was fatally injured after the truck he was working on reportedly rolled on top of him north of Adelaide.Police said they found the 65-year-old man lying next to his truck on Wednesday morning.He died at the scene despite attempts by paramedics to save him.An investigation to determine the cause of the incident is ongoing.First published …
A worker suffered minor burns to his face and hands after a gas main ruptured and burst into flames in northern Sydney on Tuesday morning.NSW ambulance paramedics treated the worker at the scene before transporting him to hospital for further care.Fire crews attended the scene near Ashburner Street in Manly.Read the full story here.…
New Zealand’s workplace safety regulator says two recent prosecutions show much needs to be done to reduce asbestos exposure risks.Asbestos is New Zealand’s leading cause of workplace deaths, accounting for 220 deaths each year.National Asbestos Awareness Week (November 20-26) aims to raise awareness among tradies and businesses about the risks of…
This week is National Asbestos Awareness Week (20-26 November 2023) and NT WorkSafe is reminding all Territorians to Think Twice about Asbestos.Asbestos was banned in Australia two decades ago but it’s still present in many buildings constructed before 1990.NT WorkSafe’s Manager WHS Assurance, Rob Fereday urges Territorians to exercise caution when wor…
A worker has died following a ride-on lawn mower incident in Tasmania.Emergency crews attended the scene south-west of Burnie shortly before 5pm on Monday.They found the man under the lawn mower, according to police.The man in his 30s died at the scene.WorkSafe Tasmania is conducting an investigation into the circumstances that led to the fatal inciden…
Workplace safety inspectors issued a total of 47 improvement notices during a recent construction blitz on the NSW/Victoria border. WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW inspectors visited more than 35 construction sites in Echuca and Moama with a focus on height safety and asbestos exposure.WorkSafe Victoria said, “Inspectors identified safety concerns s…