WorkSafe ACT has released the theme and campaign kit for this year’s Safe Work Month.The theme for 2023 is ‘Safe Work Month: it's everyone's Territory’
The regulator says it chose a local theme for 2023 to remind Canberrans that their health and safety is of paramount importance.
“We’re asking businesses, employers, workers and the ACT commun…
A man was taken to hospital after a chainsaw incident in Sydney.The man sustained deep cuts to his arms following the incident in Kenthurst on Tuesday.The man in his 70s was helped by an off-duty nurse before ambulance paramedics arrived.He was treated at the scene and later transported by road to Westmead Hospital for further treatment.Click …
A Western Australian sole trader was recently issued a $47,250 fine after a worker sustained multiple fractures when he fell through a skylight three years ago.The man fell more than four metres while working on a workshop roof in August 2020.The trader was fined in a Katanning court after pleading guilty to failing to provide a safe workplace.The…
The Tasmanian government has recently introduced legislation to expand the list of presumptive cancers for fire-fighters.Nine more cancers will be added to the presumptive list after the bill tabled by Minister for Workplace Safety and Consumer Affairs, Elise Archer becomes law. “The Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill 2023 amends th…
A worker has died after being struck by a steel beam in Perth’s south.The incident happened at a business in Jandakot on Wednesday morning.Emergency crews rushed to the scene but the man couldn’t be saved. WorkSafe is investigating the incident.Originally published in the Perth Now.…
The six-week feedback period for the NSW Resources Regulator’s Vehicle Interaction Controls Discussion Paper has now ended.The NSW Resources Regulator said, “Your valuable feedback will help the Regulator determine its regulatory position on safety measures to reduce adverse vehicle collisions and near-misses at mine sites.”The Regulator said it was co…
WorkSafe Victoria will visit workplaces across the State during this year’s National Safe Work Month to raise awareness of workplace health and safety.Workplace mental health, hazardous manual tasks, rights of migrant workers and drugs and alcohol in the workplace are some of the topics to be addressed. WorkSafe Chief Executive Colin Radford said natio…
Former NRL player Sam Thaiday has joined the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s road safety campaign, ‘We All Need Space.’ NHVR launched the campaign to remind drivers to share the road with heavy vehicles.“So many of us get behind the wheel of a car every day; to get to work, do school drop offs and for me, back in the day, head to training,” Sam said…
New regulations to help workplaces manage the risks of psychological injuries will be introduced in South Australia at the end of this year.According to SafeWork SA, psychological illnesses affect workers’ health resulting in reduced workplace productivity.“These new regulations reflect the outcomes of an independent review of Australia’s model work he…
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has charged the department of defence with federal safety violations after two soldiers were killed in a vehicle rollover in north Queensland.The soldiers were fatally injured when their vehicle rolled on an unsealed road in August 2021 during a training exercise.The defence department faces a singl…
A worker has suffered serious injuries following a cherrypicker incident in Melbourne.Emergency crews were called to a shopping complex in Malvern East on Friday morning after the incident.The man in his 30s was rushed to the Alfred Hospital suffering upper and lower body injuries.A WorkSafe investigation into the incident is ongoing.Read the orig…
Tough new regulations banning the uncontrolled processing of engineered stone products are now in effect in South Australia.The new regulations require businesses working with engineered stone to put in place safety measures to prevent exposure to silica dust.Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector Kyam Maher said cases of silicosis in…