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Victorian company charged after worker fatally struck by automatic gate(Post)
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 secti ...
Safe Work Australia releases new snapshot on the effects of Covid-19 on workers returning to work after an injury(Post)Safe Work Australia has released a new snapshot examining the effects of Covid-19 on employees returning to work following a work-related injury or illness.Safe Work Australia said the ‘snapshot pres ...
Workplace fatalities continue to rise(Post)A total of 40 Australian workers have died in work-related incidents so far this year, according to recent data from Safe Work Australia.Transport postal and warehousing industry leads with 13 fatali ...
Safe Work Australia seeks input on National Safe Work Month campaign theme(Post)Safe Work Australia is seeking feedback from workers, employers and other key stakeholders on the theme for this year’s National Safe Work Month campaign.“We are seeking your valuable insights on the ...
Australia completes GHS 7 transition(Post)Manufacturers and importers of hazardous chemicals in Australia are now required to use the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals Revision 7 (GHS 7). The two-year tr ...
Safe Work Australia releases work-related fatality stats(Post)Safe Work Australia has released the latest workplace fatality figures for 2022. So far this year, 120 Australian workers have been killed at work. Transport, postal & warehousing industry has 52 ...
Workplace death toll rolls on(Post)According to latest Safe Work Australia figures, twenty Australian workers have been killed at work so far this year.The Transport postal and warehousing industry leads with 10 fatalities, followed b ...
Pilot sustains severe injuries following plane crash at Perth airport(Post)A pilot suffered severe injuries when his plane crashed at a Perth airport on Friday afternoon.Emergency services rushed to the airport at 1:15pm following reports of a small plane crashing during an ...
Farmer killed by tractor in Northern Victoria(Post)A farmer has died after a tractor incident in Northern Victoria.WorkSafe said the man, 65, was working in Lockington when he was run over by his tractor on Sunday morning.“The man was working to atta ...
Two mechanics killed in auto repair incident on the Sunshine Coast(Post)Two mechanics have died in hospital after they were struck by a vehicle while working on a broken-down bus at Woombye in Queensland.A 25-year-old Currimundi man and a 22-year-old Baringa man were tra ...
VIC mechanic faces charges after deadly garbage truck incident(Post)WorkSafe has brought charges against a diesel mechanic after a worker was killed by the garbage truck he was driving in June 2023. The 26-year-old man was positioned adjacent to the garbage truck wh ...
