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Wednesday 17th February 2021(Post)
Safety News Roundup: Wednesday 17th February 2021 Welcome to our latest safety news update, published Wednesday 17th February 2021, covering two significant workplace incidents that highlight ongoing
Queensland to ban engineered stone work from 1 July(Post)Queensland to Ban Engineered Stone Work from 1 July The Queensland Government has officially announced that the prohibition on engineered stone will be fully implemented in Queensland from 1 July, 20
WorkSafe New Zealand warns contractors against using high-pressure water blasting on asbestos(Post)WorkSafe New Zealand is warning contractors against using high-pressure water blasting to clean asbestos-containing roofing material.New Zealand's workplace health and safety regulator says painting c
Queensland passes new laws to crack down on claim farming(Post)The Queensland Government has recently passed new laws banning ‘claim farming’ for personal injury or workers’ compensation claims.Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Shannon Fentiman said the n
Queensland WorkCover premiums among lowest in the country(Post)The Queensland Government has increased the average premium rate for workers’ compensation insurance. For the financial year 2022–23, Queensland businesses will pay $1.23 per $100 of wages paid. The a
NSW Government’s Speak Up Save Lives app marks major milestone with over 10,000 reports (Post)The NSW Government has received more than 10,000 reports about unsafe work practices since the Speak Up Save Lives app was launched.Launched in May 2020, the app allows workers to anonymously report w
WA approves new WHS codes of practice (Post)The Western Australian Government has published twenty-three WHS codes of practice which became effective on 15 July 2022.According to WorkSafe WA, these codes have been adapted for WA workplaces from
Queensland launches parliamentary inquiry into coal mine safety(Post)The Queensland Government has launched a parliamentary inquiry to examine the safety culture in the local coal mining industry and how the industry has acted on recommendations from a report into an e
Safety warning after kids fall into septic tanks in the NT(Post)NT WorkSafe reminds workplaces to ensure that septic tank lids on their properties are safe and secured after a four-year-old child fell into a full septic tank in the Barkly Region last week. “Unsecu
New study finds food delivery riders don’t take more risks on the roads(Post)A new study has found food delivery riders do not take more risks on the roads than private cyclists.Researchers from Queensland University of Technology observed and compared 3401 bicycle food delive
Melbourne aged care home faces charges over COVID-19 outbreak(Post)WorkSafe Victoria has filed charges against a Melbourne aged care home for workplace safety breaches following a COVID-19 outbreak at a residential aged care facility at Epping in 2020.The safety regu
