Safe Work Australia encourages everyone to prioritise workplace health and safety, as National Safe Work Month enters its third week.Safe Work Australia says employees have a right to work in a safe environment.The safety agency encourages all Australians to work together to support all workers, in line with this week’s theme of ‘Working together to su…
Safe Work Australia has a new Chief Executive Officer after Workplace Relations Minister, Tony Burke, appointed Ms Marie Boland AO to lead the federal safety agency.Workplace Relations Minister, Tony Burke, said Ms Boland previously served as SafeWork SA’s executive director from 2015 to 2017.“Ms Boland brings significant experience to the role, having…
A man has been killed in a vehicle rollaway incident in central Queensland.The 27-year-old man died after the vehicle he was cleaning rolled and struck him on Sunday afternoon.He was rushed to Mount Morgan hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.First published here.…
The safety regulator says a recent incident that left a farm worker nursing serious burn injuries prompted the safety warning.According to SafeWork SA, the man who was burning large stockpiles of grape vine prunings lit a fire after dowsing the stockpile with petrol.
Shortly afterwards, the fire stopped burning and the worker tried to pour petr…
A firefighter has died while fighting a bushfire in the Kyogle region.The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) said the firefighter was ‘working on a fire’ at Bean Creek when he suffered a medical episode on Saturday.Fellow firefighters provided first aid prior to the arrival of ambulance paramedics.“My heart goes out to the family of the brave volunteer who l…
Two companies have been charged after a 23-year-old apprentice plunged 20 metres to his death at a Perth construction site in 2020.WorkSafe has charged a steel fabrication company for failing to ensure the safety and health of non-employees, thus, causing the death of an apprentice carpenter and serious harm to a fellow worker.WorkSafe has also ch…
A Northern Territory mine operator has been fined almost half a million dollars for breaching the Work Health and Safety Act (2011) after the death of a mine worker four years ago.The mine operator was fined $487,500 at the Darwin local court after pleading guilty to multiple charges under the WHS Act following the 2019 fatal incident.The 59-year-old m…
A worker has died after an explosion at a chemical factory in Melbourne.The 44-year-old man was found dead inside the factory in Derrimut after the incident on Wednesday morning.Paramedics assessed 28 workers who were evacuated from the building.The explosion sparked a small fire that was quickly put out.WorkSafe is investigating the incident.Read…
Western Australia’s safety regulator has launched an investigation following the death of a quad bike rider on a farm in the Wheatbelt region last week.The 22 year-old woman was fatally injured after rolling her quad bike while mustering cattle on Wednesday.Acting WorkSafe Commissioner Sally North expressed shock over the incident. “The recent Ind…
A woman sustained injuries in an incident involving cattle in Far North Queensland on Sunday afternoon.Paramedics rushed to a property at Tablelands just after mid-dayThe woman in her 60s suffered a crush injury to her hand while drafting cattle. First published here.…
A man is being treated for chest injuries sustained in a quad bike rollover on Sunday afternoon.The LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS) helicopter was tasked to a private property in the Toowoomba region at about 5.15pm.Queensland Ambulance paramedics provided on-scene treatment to the man in his 50s before the rescue chopper arrived.The re…
Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) reminds mine operators to protect workers from heat stress following the onset of ElNiño.According to RSHQ, risk factors and thermal conditions in mines keep changing, so safety officers need to put this into consideration when assessing the risks of heat exposure."The strategies and techniques we use to re…