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New Zealand meat companies fined for worker’s fatal injury(Post)
A New Zealand court has ordered two companies to pay $340,000 following the death of a 74-year-old man who died while cleaning a machine. The man had climbed into a bin lifter to clean it when he bec ...
New report concerning violence and aggression in workplace settings across Australia released(Post)Safe Work Australia has released a fresh report regarding violence and aggression in Australian workplaces. “Our recent data report Psychological health and safety in the workplace highlighted a conc ...
NHVR’s operation reveals fatigue breaches(Post)The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has recently conducted a month-long campaign to tackle heavy vehicle driver fatigue during the festive season.The initiative dubbed Operation Forager aimed to rai ...
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 ...
NSW Resources Regulator releases yearly results of major visibility campaign(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator has announced the findings of its 2025 annual high visibility campaign. The campaign was carried out over a period of 10 days from late June to early July 2025, focusing ...
WorkSafe Victoria takes legal action against Government department following assault on youth justice worker(Post)WorkSafe Victoria has filed charges against the State's Department of Justice and Community Safety following an incident in October 2023, where a youth justice worker and several individuals were at ...
Queenslanders urged to stay alert around powerlines(Post)Two electricity companies have recently teamed up to remind people in Queensland to be cautious around poles and wires due to a high number of incidents occurring this year.Ergon Energy Network and E ...
Safe Work Australia releases latest edition of their quarterly News Update(Post)Safe Work Australia has published the February edition of its quarterly News Update.This publication sheds light on the initiatives undertaken by Safe Work Australia and presents valuable insights fr ...
