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Waste management company facing trial after Canberra workplace incident(Post)
A waste management company faces a fine of up to $1.5 million after a worker sustained ‘multiple fractures and lacerations’ to his fingers in a workplace incident in Canberra two years ago.The compan ...
Darwin equipment hire company and director receive record fine over excavator death(Post)A Darwin equipment hire company and its managing director have been fined a total of $1.14 million over a fatal workplace incident almost four years ago. This is the highest fine ever imposed fo ...
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 ...
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 ...
