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WA mining company facing charges over sexual harassment documents(Post)
WorkSafe WA has charged a mining company for withholding documents relating to sexual harassment.The company faces charges for failing to release documents to WorkSafe in 34 cases of alleged sexual h ...
Queensland roofing company, supervisor, fined over roof plunge(Post)A Queensland roofing company and its supervisor have recently pleaded guilty to workplace safety breaches after a worker sustained multiple injuries in a roof fall.The worker fell about seven metres ...
WorkSafe Victoria probes death of hotel guest(Post)Victoria’s safety authority has launched an investigation following the death of a man who fell at a Melbourne hotel on June 12.WorkSafe confirmed the 50-year-old man died in hospital on Saturday.“It ...
Shipping container crush spurs Vic WorkSafe prosecution(Post)A stone benchtop business faces charges following the death of a worker at a Campbellfield factory in February 2020.The company is facing three charges under the Victorian OHS Act for failing to ...
Death toll in the workplace rises(Post)According to data from Safe Work Australia, the total number of Australian workers killed at work this year has now reached 43. The transport, postal, and warehousing sector tops the list with 21 fa ...
WorkSafe probing fatal fall incident in Perth(Post)WorkSafe is currently conducting an investigation into the work-related fatality of a 71-year-old roof plumber that occurred in Malaga on Tuesday.Reports indicate the man was performing tasks on the ...
Two miners sustain severe burns from steam at Queensland copper smelter(Post)Two workers were transported to hospital in a serious condition after sustaining severe burns at a mine site in outback Queensland.The miners were at a Mount Isa copper smelter when a steam vent next ...
Queensland man killed in lawnmower incident on his first day at work(Post)A man has lost his life due to a horrific lawnmower incident in Queensland. The 50-year-old man sustained fatal injuries when his ride-on mower collided with a tree, south of Toowoomba, at about 2pm ...
SafeWork SA targets workplaces with silica exposure risks(Post)SafeWork SA inspectors are visiting businesses in the stone fabrication industry to ensure employers are protecting workers from exposure to silica dust.The inspectors will issue notices where they b ...
Death on the job: Thirty two fatal incidents reported to WorkSafe so far this year (Post)Latest statistics from WorkSafe New Zealand show a total of 32 fatal occupational incidents have been reported to the safety watchdog this year. Transport, Postal and Warehousing and Construction hav ...
Highest workplace fatalities in New Zealand in 2022 were in Agriculture, WorkSafe figures reveal(Post)Preliminary data from WorkSafe NZ indicates that 44 work-related fatalities were reported to the safety watchdog in 2022.The Agriculture industry had the highest number of fatal occupational injuries ...
