South Australia’s electricity provider SA Power Networks has recently rolled out a new campaign that seeks to minimise the potential dangers posed by powerlines on farms.According to the power distributor, each year, there are more than 20 reported incidents of vehicles contacting powerlines on farms.SA Power Networks says the campaign coincides with t…
A man in his 40s suffered multiple injuries after being pinned under a ride-on lawn mower in southeast Queensland.Ambulance paramedics rushed to the Ridgewood property just before 10am on Wednesday following reports of a lawn mower incident.The man was later airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital by a rescue chopper, where he remains in a seri…
A worker has been fatally injured in an incident at Athenree on Tuesday morning.Emergency services were called to the scene at about 11.50am.Unfortunately, the worker passed away at the scene.WorkSafe has been advised.Source: New Zealand Police…
A 45-year-old man has died in a quad bike incident near Port Lincoln, marking the second quad bike-related fatality in South Australia within a span of two days.At about 6pm on Sunday, police were called to a private property approximately 20km north of Port Lincoln following the fatal incident The man died at the scene, according to the police. R…
A Melbourne-based school and a travel company have been charged by Victoria’s workplace health and safety regulator in relation to the tragic death of a student during a 2019 overseas trip.The teenager experienced complications related to diabetes during a school trip to Vietnam and later passed away at a Melbourne hospital.The school is charged with o…
The NSW Resources Regulator has issued a safety bulletin following an increase in bulldozer related incidents across the state’s mine sites.Since January 2022, the regulator has received reports of sixty-six bulldozer-related incidents, with 10 of them being flagged as possible causes of injury or illness.According to the Regulator, previous incidents…
Following a tragic surge in construction falls, WorkSafe Victoria urges employers in the industry to review their fall prevention measures.According to the safety watchdog, a recent series of serious incidents resulted in the death of a worker and multiple injuriesWorkSafe says it is currently conducting an investigation into the death of a 56-yea…
Two men have been killed in workplace incidents that occurred within hours of each other in Western Australia.WorkSafe is currently looking into the circumstances surrounding both incidents.The first incident occurred in Dalwallinu, where a man in his 20s sustained fatal injuries in a forklift incident around 12.40pm on Wednesday.In the second inc…
A 92-year-old man was fatally injured after crashing his quad bike on a private property in South Australia on Friday evening.Police and emergency services responded to a serious crash in Adelaide Hills around 9pm on Friday.According to police, the rider was hospitalised with critical injuries and passed away on Saturday morning.Originally publish…
Safe Work Australia has announced that it is currently accepting applications for its 2025 Graduate Program.“Our highly regarded 12-month program offers graduates the chance to undertake unique and interesting work across different sections of the Agency whilst completing a comprehensive learning and development program,” Safe Work Australia said.Addit…
A worker lost his life due to head injuries sustained from a fall at a Melbourne construction site last Tuesday.The 56-year-old man fell from an elevated platform in Doncaster East.He sustained severe head injuries and passed away at the hospital three days after the incident.WorkSafe has initiated an investigation into the circumstances surroundi…
The NSW Resources Regulator has launched a video campaign to help prevent vehicle incidents and near misses at mine sites.The video highlights a specific incident at a coal mine in Muswellbrook, where an operator suffered multiple fractures in his hand and a head injury that needed 52 stitches after 2 haul trucks crashed.Notably, vehicle-related incide…