SafeWork SA is seeking public input on the role of Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) in South Australian workplaces.The safety agency is requesting workers, employers, and HSRs to participate in a SafeWork SA Engagement survey to help SafeWork SA and employers understand how they can support HSRs.SafeWork SA Executive Director Glenn Farrell said…
Safe Work Australia is focusing on psychosocial hazards during the second week of National Safe Work Month.The theme for Week 2 is Working together to protect workers’ mental health.According to Safe Work Australia, in 2020-21, 9% of all serious workers’ compensation claims were for mental health conditions. “On average, work-related psychological inju…
A mechanic was seriously injured after getting his arm stuck in a truck bonnet on the Gold Coast.The man was working on his truck in Yatala on Sunday night when the incident took place. Emergency crews treated the man in his 40s at the scene before transporting him to the Gold Coast University Hospital, where he was in a stable condition.First publishe…
Western Australia’s workplace health and safety regulator, WorkSafe, says everyone has the right to go to work and come home safely.The safety watchdog says the Western Australian government supports National Safe Work Month ‘to help make this our reality.’WorkSafe WA’s theme for the 2023 National Safe Work Month is - ‘Our way forward: Prioritising hea…
According to New Zealand’s workplace safety regulator, forty-four workers have been killed at work this year.Three industries including Transport, postal and warehousing, Agriculture and Construction have reported the highest number of occupational deaths this year.The Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry has lost the highest numbe…
The Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner (OFSC) has partnered with an Australian infrastructure company to launch a mobile plant safety campaign as part of National Safe Work Month.The aim of the campaign is to create awareness about the risks of working with heavy machinery or mobile plant.Many construction workers are injured while working…
A Melbourne court has recently fined a transport and logistics company after a worker was injured by a forklift in May 2020.The company was fined $40,000 for breaching the Occupational Health and Safety Act by failing to ensure a workplace was safe and without risks.WorkSafe said the worker was hit by a forklift after walking into a warehouse.The…
The Northern Territory workplace health and safety regulator has released the 2022-2023 Key WHS statistics report. The report provides data on workers compensation claims and occupational deaths in the Northern Territory."These statistics report on financial year data compared to calendar year data published by Safe Work Australia last week," NT WorkS…
October is National Safe Work Month, a time for all people in the ACT to show their commitment to workplace health and safety.WorkSafe ACT is holding safety sessions throughout this month to answer questions from employers, workers and the general public on workplace health and safety.WorkSafe ACT’s theme for this year is ‘Safe Work Month: it’s everyon…
Steve Haszard has been appointed as the Chief Executive of WorkSafe New Zealand, replacing Phil Parkes who resigned last month.Mr Haszard’s appointment was announced by WorkSafe New Zealand Board Chair, Jennifer Kerr on Wednesday.“Following the decision of current Chief Executive Phil Parkes to move on by the end of 2023, the WorkSafe Board moved quick…
A man has been airlifted to hospital after being run over by an excavator south-west of Bundaberg.The man in his 50s was operating the excavator on a hill when it stalled.He jumped off the excavator when it started rolling backwards. He sustained lower limb injuries after he was run over by the machine.The man was flown to Bundaberg Hospital by the Lif…
A man has been killed in a bulldozer incident in regional Queensland.The incident happened at a construction site in Tarong, northwest of Brisbane.The 55-year-old man was crushed by the bulldozer after the machine rolled on Wednesday morning.He was critically injured and was pronounced dead at the scene.Workplace Health and Safety Queensland will inves…