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Safe Work Australia's WHS prosecutions dashboard updated to include recent 2024 stats(Post)
Safe Work Australia has revised the WHS prosecutions dashboard on its website to incorporate the most recent publicly accessible data from 2024. Additionally, the federal safety agency has upgraded ...
Safe Work Australia unveils new digital platform focused on airborne contaminants(Post)Safe Work Australia has created an online resource for airborne contaminants to support employers in recognising their WHS obligations to shield employees from exposure and to maintain compliance wi ...
Safe Work Australia releases new WHS data(Post)Safe Work Australia has released updated information on the ‘Jurisdictional Comparison dashboard’ for the 2022-23 period, which is now available on their data website titled "Our Data. Yo ...
Safe Work Australia releases new guidelines to help enforce the ban on engineered stone(Post)New guidance has been released by Safe Work Australia to provide assistance to persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) in understanding their obligations concerning work health and safet ...
NT WorkSafe urges workplaces to remain alert to the potential threat of melioidosis(Post)NT WorkSafe is calling on all businesses in the Territory to exercise caution and take appropriate measures to protect workers from the risk of melioidosis.A Darwin worker was recently diagnosed with ...
New regulations to help prevent work-related psychological injuries in South Australia(Post)New regulations to help workplaces manage the risks of psychological injuries will be introduced in South Australia at the end of this year.According to SafeWork SA, psychological illnesses affect wo ...
Victoria power station operator fined $1.5m over workplace fatality(Post)A Victorian power station operator has been fined $1.5 million after a worker was fatally burned in an explosion four years ago.During the incident in November 2018, a 54-year-old man was installing ...
Company fined over Ettamogah blasting incident(Post)A company has been convicted and fined $300,000 for breaching the WHS Act following a blasting incident north of Albury more than three years ago.The company was also convicted and fined $12,000 at t ...
NT WorkSafe urges workplaces to secure septic tanks lids(Post)NT WorkSafe is reiterating its call for all workplaces in the Territory to examine the lids of septic tanks on their properties to ensure they are both safe and properly secured.“Despite three incide ...
Safe Work Australia releases case study on controlling psychosocial risks in the retail sector(Post)Safe Work Australia has released the first case study in a series that examines the management of psychosocial risks across different sectors.This preliminary case study, as outlined by Safe Wor ...
Fallen mine workers to be honoured at sombre service(Post)Queensland will host the biggest memorial event for mining incidents next month, paying tribute to the 1,508 miners who have died on the job.Every year on 19 September, the industry gathers to rememb ...
