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Man hospitalised in critical condition after cattle truck incident in central Queensland(Post)
A cattle truck incident in central Queensland left a man in his 30s critically injured on Thursday afternoon.Emergency services were immediately dispatched to a property near Bauhinia, southwest of R ...
Safe Work Australia publishes new guide on how to develop asbestos registers(Post)Safe Work Australia has recently released new guidance material to help employers prepare asbestos registers in the workplace.Safe Work Australia describes an asbestos register as a ‘workplace safety ...
Missing Queensland miners found dead(Post)Two workers who fell into a hole at an underground mine in northern Queensland have been found dead.Their bodies were found by rescue workers on Thursday.The miners were reported missing on Wednesday ...
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 ...
Man in critical condition following circular saw incident in Brisbane(Post)A Brisbane man is in critical condition following a devastating incident at work with a circular saw.The man, in his 60s, sustained injuries at approximately 6:11pm on Thursday in Stones Corner.Accor ...
Pilot injured in crop-duster crash in central Queensland(Post)A crop-dusting pilot sustained minor injuries when his aircraft crashed in central Queensland.The pilot, the only individual aboard the aircraft, was engaged in agricultural activities at a rural pro ...
Twenty-three Australian workers killed in 2024(Post)According to the latest statistics from Safe Work Australia, the number of Australian workers who have died in workplace incidents this year stands at 23.The industries with the highest number of fat ...