NSW government-owned insurer icare has recently opened a new Dust Diseases Care (DDC) Health Screening Clinic to offer lung health examinations to people who have been exposed to harmful workplace dust across the state.The clinic at icare's Sydney headquarters will help with early detection of dust diseases, monitoring patients' response to treatment a…
A study has found that fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers in Western Australia are not getting adequate sleep. Researchers from Edith Cowan University analysed sleeping habits in 88 FIFO workers and found that lack of enough sleep reduced their attention by 20 per cent."As humans, we require about seven to nine hours of sleep per night," adjunct associate p…
WorkSafe Victoria reminds employers to prioritise safety in the workplace after 123 companies and directors were fined for violating workplace safety laws in 2022.According to figures released by the safety watchdog, 14 companies were handed six figure fines for violations of the OHS Act in 2022.Victorian employers were fined a total of $5,588,750 for…
WorkSafe Queensland has issued a safety alert after a worker was fatally injured in an incident involving a tractor late last year. WorkSafe said the man was thrown off his tractor and became trapped underneath the vehicle.Preliminary investigations revealed the man was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the incident.The risk of rollover increases…
A Sydney company has been fined $618,750 after two workers fell from height while working at a demolition site in 2019.Head of SafeWork NSW Natasha Mann said the company pleaded guilty to failing to provide a safe workplace for its staff and failing to report the incident to SafeWork."The court heard the 2019 incident happened during the demolition of…
A recent Monash University study has revealed that nearly a third of all paramedics in Victoria have sustained job-related injuries.Researchers found that more than 7500 paramedic injuries occurred over a period of six years, with 28% leading to absence from work.The study also identified manual handling and psychological stressors as the leading cause…
A man aged in his 70 sustained multiple injuries after crashing his quad bike northeast of Gympie on Sunday afternoon.The incident happened on a rural property at about 3pm.Paramedics treated the man at the scene before loading him into a LifeFlight rescue chopper.He was later airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital.Read the original article&nb…
A NSW logistics company has been fined for safety breaches that led to the death of a worker more than three years ago.Head of SafeWork NSW Natasha Mann said the company pleaded guilty in the District Court of New South Wales after a truckie was fatally crushed by the deck of a trailer in 2019.“The court heard the May 2019 incident happened when the wo…
The NSW Resources Regulator has published the latest Mine Safety Performance report.The report provides a summary of the state’s mining industry’s health and safety results for 2021–22.According to the report, there were no work-related fatalities in the NSW mining industry during the reporting period. The regulator was notified of 88 serious injuries…
A person was flown to hospital in a serious condition following a workplace incident in the Marlborough Region.The worker was transported to Wellington Hospital in a critical condition at around 1pm.WorkSafe will investigate the incident.Source: NZ Herald.…
According to data from Safe Work Australia, there were 10 quad-bike fatalities in 2022.The fatalities include a 93-year-old man who was killed in a quad bike crash in far north Queensland in October.Four of the 10 fatalities occurred in Western Australia, two in Tasmania, while the remaining four were in NSW, Queensland, Northern Territory and Victoria…
WorkSafe QLD has commenced investigations after a woman was seriously injured in an indoor skydiving incident on Thursday afternoon.The 52-year-old woman sustained a serious head injury during the incident at the Brisbane skydiving facility.Paramedics found the woman seriously injured when they arrived at the scene just before 4.30pm.She was rushed to…