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Sydney transport company fined over work injury(Post)
A Sydney transport company has been fined $210,000 after a truck driver was seriously injured in a workplace incident in September 2019.The company was fined in the District Court of New South Wales ...
Former rugby league player joins heavy vehicle safety campaign(Post)Former NRL player Sam Thaiday has joined the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s road safety campaign, ‘We All Need Space.’ NHVR launched the campaign to remind drivers to share the road with heavy ve ...
NSW Resources Regulator Releases Quarterly Business Activities Report for October to December 2024(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator's Quarterly Business Activities Report for the period of October to December 2024 outlines several significant business activities, including an investigation report deta ...
Wednesday 12th May 2021(Post)Safety with asbestos a priority. SafeWork SA will commence proactive compliance audits of licensed asbestos removal jobs to ensure they meet the required regulations.Beginning on 10 May 202 ...
WorkSafe inspections highlight dangers associated with waste transportation(Post)WorkSafe Victoria is implementing a comprehensive inspection initiative across the state to reduce fatalities and injuries within the waste and recycling transportation sector.The workplace safety ag ...
NHVR advises drivers to exercise caution on the roads during the winter season(Post)The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is warning drivers of light vehicles to be careful on NSW highways and roads during the snow season, after three deadly crashes with trucks in the Snowy Re ...
New towns in North Queensland set to benefit from HEART5 and no-cost lung health assessments(Post)Resources Safety and Health Queensland has announced that The HEART5 Mobile Health Unit will arrive in Hughenden and Charters Towers this week for its inaugural visit. It is also making its way back ...
Man airlifted to hospital following incident involving heavy machinery in South East Queensland(Post)A man has been flown to hospital after a truck incident in South East Queensland on Friday afternoon.The man, aged in his sixties, was assisting with a recovery vehicle to relocate an overturned eart ...
NHVR issues exemption notice allowing short work breaks for concrete agitator drivers(Post)The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has recently issued an exemption notice allowing concrete agitator drivers to take a short work break while sitting in the driver’s seat of a loaded truck ...
Year-long safety campaign focuses on SA road transport sector(Post)SafeWork SA has commenced a year-long compliance initiative focused on the road transport sector after conducting a three-day truck stop operation. SafeWork SA carried out 129 truck audits as part o ...
Friday 30th April 2021(Post)Elevating work platform safety standards raised. New industry standards for elevating work platforms (EWP) have been set by WorkSafe, providing practical safety advice to employers and oper ...
