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Vic employers urged to protect workers from amputation injuries(Post)
WorkSafe reminds employers to ensure machines have adequate safeguards to minimise the risk of amputation injuries.WorkSafe data shows more than 150 body parts were amputated in 2022. The safety regu ...
Fatal occupational incidents statistics updated(Post)According to Safe Work Australia, 134 Australian workers have been killed at work so far this year. Recent figures from the federal safety regulator show fatal incidents in the Transport, postal & ...
Managing Safe Asbestos Removal(Post)What is Asbestos Removal? Asbestos removal also called asbestos abatement, is the carefully controlled process of removing asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) from a building or structure. ACM i ...
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 ...
Worker dies following excavator incident at macadamia farm in Queensland(Post)A farm contractor has been killed after becoming trapped beneath an excavator in Queensland.The man, 55, was fatally injured while working at a farm in Owanyilla on Tuesday afternoon.Paramedics arriv ...
Victorian education department and pool operator fined $180k for boy's drowning(Post)The Victorian Department of Education and a pool operator were collectively fined $180,000 following the death of a young boy on a school trip.The eight-year-old boy tragically died by drowning at a ...
