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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 ...
Safe Work Australia’s new SWMS guide aims to debunk certain misconceptions surrounding SWMS(Post)Safe Work Australia has released a new SWMS guide which explains the importance of a SWMS; when it is necessary and how to use it. The guide has videos and ‘interactive elements that can be used for ...
Charges laid after worker struck by heavy steel beams(Post)A transport company faces multiple charges under the Victorian OHS Act following an incident in which a truck driver suffered serious injuries after several steel beams fell on him.WorkSafe said a lo ...
Safe Work Australia requesting feedback on how to improve dispute resolution in accordance with the model WHS legislation(Post)Safe Work Australia is calling for comments on possible measures to enhance dispute resolution within the framework of the model work health and safety (WHS) regulations “Under the curre ...
WorkCover Queensland will not increase average premium rate(Post)WorkCover Queensland has announced that the average net premium rate target for the 2025–26 financial year will remain unchanged. The rate will remain at $1.343 for each $100 of wages, a ...
Safe Work Australia discontinues Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) calculator(Post)Safe Work Australia has announced that new data reporting tools launched in December on its data website, Our Data. Your Stories have now taken the place of the Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIF ...
Video focuses on vehicle-related incidents at NSW mine sites(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator has launched a video campaign to help prevent vehicle incidents and near misses at mine sites.The video highlights a specific incident at a coal mine in Muswellbrook, wher ...
Fatal occupational injuries: Safe Work Australia releases last update for 2023(Post)Safe Work Australia has published the last workplace fatality data update for 2023.The data includes work-related deaths recorded from 1 January 2023 to 7 December 2023.The latest figures published b ...
VIC metal fabrication subcontractor charged after worker fractures back in fall(Post)A Victorian metal fabrication subcontractor has been charged with three breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker sustained serious injuries when he fell from height at a Melb ...
