NSW Minister for Work Health and Safety, Sophie Cotsis reminds workplaces to prioritise safety when working with forklifts after more than 1500 serious forklift related incidents were reported in the last five years.The Minister attended safety education sessions at Sydney markets on Wednesday. SafeWork Ambassador Mark Ellis who lost his leg in a…
A gate repair company has been charged after a truck driver was fatally struck by an automatic sliding gate at a Dandenong depot last year.WorkSafe has charged the company with a breach of section 23(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to protect people who were not employees.The 59-year-old man died after the gate fell on him…
Emergency services were called to a warehouse in Adelaide on Monday afternoon after a worker’s legs were caught in machinery.Crews managed to free the man after several hours and took him to Royal Adelaide Hospital in a serious condition.SafeWork SA is investigating the circumstances of the incident.Read the original article here…
A Queensland woman was flown to hospital after falling from her horse on Saturday afternoon. The incident happened in the Western Downs region.The LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS) helicopter was tasked at around 12.30pm.The rescue chopper flew the woman in her 40s to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition, with suspected spinal in…
A worker has died from injuries sustained in an incident at an Adelaide workplace two weeks ago. The 42-year-old man sustained serious head injuries after reportedly falling from a truck on April 5.He was transported to Royal Adelaide Hospital in a critical condition.Police said the man died on Sunday.SafeWork SA is investigating the fatal inciden…
An independent inquiry into Western Australia’s agricultural industry has recommended that the industry should establish a special team to carry out inspections, attend agricultural events and advise the industry.WorkSafe Commissioner Darren Kavanagh established the inquiry in June 2022 after 12 workers died on the job in twelve months. The inquiry con…
South Australia’s workplace health and safety regulator SafeWork SA has appointed Glenn Farrell as its new executive director.Mr Farrell has been serving in an acting capacity since January following the departure of former executive director Martyn Campbell.‘With any new leader of an agency, it’s important to recognise the great work that has been don…
WorkSafe has filed charges against a former director of a glass company for repeatedly bullying two workers.The director faces two charges under the Victorian OHS Act for failing to provide a safe working environment.WorkSafe said “the charges relate to alleged repeated, unreasonable bullying behaviour by the former director at the company's workplace…
A teenage girl has been killed in a quad bike related incident in western New South Wales.It is the second quad bike fatality in less than a week after a man was killed in a quad bike crash in central Victoria on April 11.Emergency services were called to reports of a quad bike crash near Wilcannia at around 11.45am on Saturday.The 14-year-old girl die…
Safe Work Australia has released updated WHS guidance to help workers manage the risks of tree work.Safe Work Australia said the ‘Guide to managing the risks of tree work updates the previous Guide to managing risks of tree trimming and removal work.’“The most significant changes in the guide relate to duties around managing the risk of falls when acce…
A man sustained fatal injuries after crashing his quad bike in central Victoria.Police responded to reports of a quad bike crash at Ladys Pass at 1.25am on Tuesday morning.The rider, a 34-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.Quad bikes are the top cause of farm deaths in Australia.In 2022, there were 10 fatalities caused by quad bikes in…
WorkSafe has issued a safety warning after a child suffered injuries at a Victorian workplace.The safety watchdog reminds employers that they have a duty to protect everyone within the workplace including children.“Children are naturally inquisitive and may want to play in and explore the workplace. They are unlikely to think about the risks in the wor…