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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 ...
WorkSafe urges employers to take necessary measures to shield workers from dangers posed by asbestos exposure(Post)This week is Asbestos Awareness Week 2024 in New Zealand (November 18-24), and WorkSafe New Zealand is reminding employers of their obligation to protect workers from asbestos exposure without except ...
New Zealand companies fined over fatal runaway trailer incident(Post)Two companies have been fined $270,000 and ordered to pay $130,000 in reparations by a Christchurch court after a man died when his van was struck by a runaway trailer.WorkSafe investigated the Octob ...
Safe Work Australia updates fatal occupational injuries data (Post)Safe Work Australia has published the latest work-related fatalities data for 2023.The data reveals 91 fatal workplace injuries have been recorded in Australia so far this year.Transport postal and w ...
New study finds a third of Victorian paramedics injured at work(Post)A recent Monash University study has revealed that nearly a third of all paramedics in Victoria have sustained job-related injuries.Researchers found that more than 7500 paramedic injuries occurred o ...
SafeWork NSW updates enforceable undertaking guidelines(Post)SafeWork NSW has released new enforceable undertaking guidelines following extensive consultations with relevant stakeholders.The new guidelines address key recommendations from the recent evaluation ...
Shearer dies after being trapped in machinery at Katrine (Post)WorkSafe WA has launched an investigation after a shearer died in a work-related incident at Katrine on Thursday.Reports indicated the man was placing wool into a wool press when he became trapped in ...
Regulator releases primary compliance priorities for first half of 2026(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator has published its primary compliance priorities and assessment initiatives for the next half year. The regulator said these priorities focus on ensuring continuous safety ...
NSW Resources Regulator releases compliance priority report on psychosocial awareness(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator has issued its compliance priority report addressing psychosocial awareness.This report reviews the specific assessments performed by the Regulator at small mines in the i ...
Safe Work Australia creates new resources to help workplaces manage bushfire risk(Post)Safe Work Australia has recently released a new information sheet to help PCBUs use the ‘national fire danger rating and warning systems’ to assess and manage the potential risks of bushfires in the ...
