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Regulator raises alarm over rising number of bulldozer incidents across NSW mines(Post)
The NSW Resources Regulator has issued a safety bulletin following an increase in bulldozer related incidents across the state’s mine sites.Since January 2022, the regulator has received reports of s ...
Construction industry case study published(Post)Safe Work Australia has released a new case study for the construction industry.The case study explains how the four model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act principles apply to WHS duties.Safe Work Au ...
Forty New Zealand workers killed on the job this year (Post)A total of 40 New Zealand workers have been fatally injured at work this year, latest WorkSafe statistics reveal.The Transport Postal and Warehousing experienced the highest number of fatal inci ...
New Zealand waste company fined after fatal poisoning(Post)A New Zealand waste company has been sentenced after a worker died from chemical poisoning.The worker died after being exposed to toxic gas at a treatment pit in Seaview in August 2017.WorkSafe said ...
Man struck by metal beam at Logan workplace(Post)A man in his 50s has sustained severe injuries following a workplace incident in South East Queensland. The incident happened shortly after 9am on Friday in Loganholme, where it is believed ste ...
Light aircraft crash claims life of WA pilot(Post)A man lost his life when the light aircraft he was flying crashed in the Midwest region of Western Australia on Friday morning. A member of the public reported the sighting of wreckage in Ogilvie, a ...
Safe Work Australia updates work-related fatality data for this year(Post)Safe Work Australia's most recent data discloses that 29 Australian workers have been killed at work this year.Transport postal and warehousing industry has the highest number of fatalities at 7, fol ...
Victorian health service facing charges over death of patient(Post)A Victorian health service has been charged by WorkSafe after a mental health patient died at a Melbourne Hospital two years ago.The charge against the health service is in relation to their failure ...
Transport, postal, and warehousing industries topped list of workplace fatalities in 2025(Post)According to preliminary statistics from Safe Work Australia, a total of 178 workers were killed on the job in 2025. The transport, postal, and warehousing industry experienced 65 fatalities, while ...
Safe Work Australia’s 2023-24 Annual Report released(Post)Safe Work Australia has published its Annual Report for the year 2023-24.“Our annual report provides information on our work in 2023-24 to deliver healthier, safer and more productive workplaces thro ...
Worker sustains severe injuries after falling into water tank(Post)A man suffered severe injuries after plunging 5m into a water tank south of Brisbane on Monday afternoon.The man in his 50s tumbled into the underground rainwater pit at around 1.40pm.The man fell wh ...
