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Defence contractor fined for fatal workplace incident(Post)
A defence contractor has been fined $450,000 following a workplace death in July 2020.Federal workplace safety regulator Comcare filed charges against the company after a 50-year-old man was fatally ...
Construction falls the focus of upcoming SafeWork SA webinar (Post)SafeWork SA will host a webinar focusing on falls from height in the residential construction sector as part of its April No-Falls campaign.The 2023 ‘Managing Risk of Falls in Residential Constr ...
Road users urged to be careful around heavy vehicles (Post)The Tasmania Government has joined with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) to promote safe driving around heavy vehicles ahead of the 2022 National Road Safety Week.Tasmanian Transport Minis ...
Safe Work Australia reminds businesses to protect workers from COVID 19(Post)Safe Work Australia is reminding employers, workers, and small businesses that they have a legal duty to protect workers from Covid 19 despite the easing of public health directions."Employers have a ...
WorkSafe creating innovative avenues for recovery through employment(Post)WorkSafe Victoria is offering a new innovative chance to harness creativity and speed up transformative solutions for enhancing return to work results. The safety watchdog says funding of as much as ...
Victoria set to implement new regulations for safeguarding workers' mental well-being(Post)The Victorian Government has announced it will implement new regulations by year-end that enhance the management of psychosocial hazards, acknowledging their significance alongside physical hazards, ...
Charges filed after forklift strikes employee at VIC cured meats facility(Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a cured meats manufacturer following a serious incident in which a worker was injured after being hit by a reversing forklift at the company's warehouse i ...
Report published after fatal incident at NSW coal mine(Post)The Resources Regulator has published ‘an investigation information release’ regarding an incident that occurred on 17 September 2024, in which a contract worker sustained fatal injuries after fallin ...
Majority of Australian welders are exposed to elevated levels of harmful fumes, new study shows(Post)Recent research conducted by Curtin University shows that over 46,000 Australian welders are regularly exposed to hazardous fumes with potential carcinogenic effects at their workplaces, and there is ...
Former Mackay miners encouraged to assess their lung health(Post)Retired miners are being urged to take advantage of complimentary lung health screenings when the HEART5 mobile clinic comes to Mackay this month.Heart of Australia operates the service in collaborat ...
WorkSafe NZ appoints new CEO(Post)The Board Chair of WorkSafe New Zealand, Jennifer Kerr, has recently revealed the appointment of Sharon Thompson as the Chief Executive of WorkSafe.The Board Chair says Sharon has a lot of experience ...
