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Victorian employer and worker charged over alleged sexual harassment of young workers(Post)
A Victorian employer, a worker and two companies are facing charges over alleged claims of sexual harassment by seven young workers.WorkSafe has charged the director in his 50s with two breaches unde ...
Probe into fatal farm death north of Esperance (Post)WorkSafe has launched an investigation after a 59-year-old farmer was crushed to death by a seed bin north of Esperance on Thursday.Reports indicated the man was performing repairs under the seed bin ...
Woman killed after being hit by hay bale at Queensland saleyard(Post)A woman has lost her life following an incident where a hay bale fell on her at a Queensland saleyard. Emergency services and police were alerted to the work-related incident just prior to 7am on We ...
Melbourne worker killed in incident involving loading of Elevated Work Platform(Post)Victoria’s workplace safety watchdog has confirmed an investigation is underway regarding the fatality of a man at a construction site in West Melbourne last Tuesday. Reports suggest the 44-ye ...
Elderly man in critical condition following lawn mower rollover in Logan(Post)A man in his 70s has been critically injured in a lawn mower incident in Logan on Wednesday morning.The man suffered serious head and neck injuries after rolling his lawn mower in Windaroo at around ...
Brisbane traffic controller sustains critical injuries after being struck by car(Post)A traffic controller is battling for his life in a hospital after being struck by a car while on duty in Brisbane.The 69-year-old man was working at a council worksite in Kelvin Grove shortly after 1 ...
Man killed in central Queensland tractor incident(Post)An elderly man has been killed, and another has suffered serious injuries in a tractor incident in central Queensland.The incident happened on private property near Mackay at about 7am on Saturday mo ...
Death on the job: SafeWork Australia releases 2022 fatality count (Post)Twelve Australian workers have been killed at work this year, according to SafeWork Australia. The Transport, postal & warehousing industry has lost six workers. Others include:Agriculture, fore ...
Quad bike law change not enough to prevent deaths(Post)Quad bike law change not enough to prevent deaths. The decision to not retrofit mandatory roll bars on thousands of quad bikes has proven fatal as Australians continue to lose their lives i ...
Man seriously injured in Queensland workplace incident(Post)A workplace incident in central Queensland has left a man with severe injuries.Ambulance paramedics were alerted to the incident in Rockhampton at around 9.10 am on Wednesday.They arrived at the scen ...
Comcare creates toolkit for preventing workplace bullying(Post)The national work health and safety authority, Comcare, has collaborated with Edith Cowan University to create a toolkit that helps workplaces evaluate their ability to prevent workplace bullying. " ...
