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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
