A man is being treated for serious burns after an explosion at a battery factory in Wollongong.Fire crews responded to reports of a loud blast at a battery warehouse in North Wollongong on Tuesday afternoon.The 42-year-old man suffered multiple burn injuries. He was flown to the Royal North Shore Hospital for specialist treatment.SafeWork NSW is invest…
A woman has died at a farm in Western Australia’s south-west after reportedly being thrown from a quad bike.The 35-year-old woman was mustering cattle at the time of the incident on Thursday morning.It is the state’s fourth workplace fatality in less than two weeks.WorkSafe confirmed it has opened an investigation into the circumstances of the incident…
A man has been killed in a workplace incident at a transport business in Perth.WorkSafe WA said the man in his 50s died on Tuesday afternoon in Bibra Lake. The safety regulator said investigators visited the scene after the incident. “WorkSafe investigators examine the circumstances of incidents with a view to ensuring compliance and preventing future…
The Northern Territory Government has introduced a number of changes to the State’s dangerous goods transport regulations. The new regulations aim to ensure NT’s dangerous goods laws are consistent with the law in other States and Territories. NT WorkSafe Executive Director Peggy Cheong said that the safety agency consulted widely before coming up with…
SafeWork NSW has launched a new tool to measure workplace mental health.The safety agency says the new digital Workplace Wellbeing Assessment Tool (WWAT) will help promote mental wellbeing at work, and encourages employers to explore it.Head of SafeWork NSW, Natasha Mann said that although 80 per cent of businesses in NSW take a reactive approach to wo…
This year’s National Safe Work Month is focusing on a different topic each week. This week, Safe Work Australia is focusing on WHS risks management and preventing harm at workplaces. Safe Work Australia said “Managing WHS risks means thinking about how things could go wrong at your workplace and what the consequences could be for your workers or other…
A pilot suffered severe burn injuries after a light plane crashed and burst into flames in the NSW Hunter Valley.The man in his 40s was flown to the Royal North Shore Hospital in critical condition.The light plane came down near an airstrip in Luskintyre, northwest of Maitland, on Monday afternoon.Source: ABC News.…
According to recent statistics from NT WorkSafe, vehicle incidents accounted for the majority of workplace fatalities in the NT.Published as part of the National Safe Work Month, the 2021-22 key work health and safety statistics snapshot shows seven people were killed at work during this period.The figures reveal that Health and Community Services, Gov…
Emergency services freed a man after his hand got stuck in a garbage truck compactor at a worksite west of Sydney.The man in his 40s was dragged five metres into the truck after becoming trapped.It took emergency crews more than four hours to free him.The incident happened while the man was cleaning the truck. He was transported to Westmead Hospital wi…
A new campaign urging electrical workers in the NT to ensure power is disconnected before starting work has been launched.The campaign christened ‘Survive, don’t work live’ is a joint initiative of NT WorkSafe, Power and Water, and the Electrical Trades Union.The campaign targeting electrical workers and apprentices was launched following an increase i…
Police have revealed that a worker who was killed at a mine site in WA’s Pilbara died after his light vehicle was run over by a dump truck.The 59-year-old man died at a gold mine site southeast of Newman on Thursday.Police said the dump truck driver escaped uninjured but was ‘clearly distraught.’It was the second fatality in a Western Australian mine s…
WorkSafe is investigating a fatal workplace incident at a forestry worksite near Gisborne.The incident happened on Friday afternoon.Police and emergency services attended the scene.Originally published in the NZ Herald.…