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Safe Work Australia seeks input for National Safe Work Month theme(Post)
October is National Safe Work Month- a time to focus on improving workplace health and safety.This year, Safe Work Australia is seeking your thoughts on the 2022 campaign.“We’d like to hear from you ...
Safe Work Australia seeks opinions on proposed reduction of workplace exposure standard for aluminium welding fumes(Post)Safe Work Australia is inviting comments on a proposal aimed at decreasing the workplace exposure standard (WES) for aluminium welding fumes from 5 mg/m³ to 1 mg/m³.“We have published a review that r ...
Tasmania introduces new workers compensation claim forms and medical certificate(Post)The Tasmanian Government says it is committed to ensuring workers have timely access to workers compensation after the State Government recently unveiled a set of new claim forms.These documents incl ...
New model Code of Practice to help prevent sexual and gender-based harassment at work(Post)A new model Code of Practice to address workplace sexual and gender-based harassment has been released.Safe Work Australia says the model Code: Sexual and Gender-based Harassment, offers practical ti ...
VIC company to front court over alleged workplace bullying(Post)A heating and cooling company is due to face court over alleged bullying of an apprentice by fellow workers.The apprentice was allegedly bullied at work between July 2022 and March 2023.Wo ...
Safe Work Australia seeks stakeholder feedback on National Safe Work Month 2023(Post)Safe Work Australia is conducting a survey about the themes and topics of National SafeWork Month 2023. The federal safety agency encourages workers and employers to take a few minutes to answe ...
90 Year Old Woman Dies After Fall on Travellator(Post)Ninety-year-old women on an outing with a carer died after falling on a travelator. In February 2019, a ninety-year-old woman died shortly after falling on a shopping centre travelator during a ...
NSW Resources Regulator announces compliance focus areas for the latter half of 2025(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator has released its Compliance Priorities for the second half of 2025, defining crucial compliance goals for the upcoming six months. These goals are intended to promote ong ...
Truckie killed by hay bale in northern Victoria(Post)WorkSafe has launched an investigation into the fatal incident involving a 48-year-old truckie on a farm in northern Victoria on Thursday morning. The workplace safety authority said that a tra ...
Safe Work Australia seeks public comments on crane licensing for high risk work(Post)Safe Work Australia is currently inviting input on six suggestions designed to enhance the high-risk work licensing framework for cranes.“The proposals include new licences, new experience requiremen ...
Worker crushed to death at Melbourne warehouse(Post)A forklift operator was fatally crushed by bags of animal feed at a Melbourne warehouse on Thursday afternoon.WorkSafe said the man, 63, was trying to fix a torn bag of animal feed when three one-ton ...
