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Tasmania expands cancer protection for firefighters(Post)
Tasmania has added another nine cancers to the presumptive cancer list for fire-fighters following the passage of ‘world-leading legislative reforms by the State Parliament.’The bill extends the list ...
Sydney company fined for working at height injuries(Post)A Sydney company has been fined $618,750 after two workers fell from height while working at a demolition site in 2019.Head of SafeWork NSW Natasha Mann said the company pleaded guilty to failing to ...
New Zealand meat company fined after modified machine kills worker(Post)A New Zealand meat company has been sentenced for violating workplace safety rules after a worker was crushed to death while operating a modified machine.The Palmerston North District Court ordered t ...
New study finds food delivery riders don’t take more risks on the roads(Post)A new study has found food delivery riders do not take more risks on the roads than private cyclists.Researchers from Queensland University of Technology observed and compared 3401 bicycle food deliv ...
WA approves new WHS codes of practice (Post)The Western Australian Government has published twenty-three WHS codes of practice which became effective on 15 July 2022.According to WorkSafe WA, these codes have been adapted for WA workplace ...
NSW Government’s Speak Up Save Lives app marks major milestone with over 10,000 reports (Post)The NSW Government has received more than 10,000 reports about unsafe work practices since the Speak Up Save Lives app was launched.Launched in May 2020, the app allows workers to anonymously report ...
Safe Work Australia releases new solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) fact sheet(Post)Safe Work Australia has produced a fact sheet on the risks of solar UVR exposure at work.Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, with at least two in three Australians bei ...
Do you know the ladder laws in your state/territory?(Post)Do you know the laws for working on a ladder? Workplace Health and Safety laws are there to keep us safe, but like most laws, they can sometimes be challenging to understand in their legal format.
Friday 19th March 2021(Post)Fine issued after double leg amputation. SafeWork SA successfully prosecuted a hay processing and exporting company after a 2017 incident in which a workers’ legs were amputated in a hay press ...
Current Regulations and featured product!(Post)Do you need a list of Regulations and Codes of Practice for your state? Keeping track of regulations and Codes of Practice can be difficult and time consuming. We’ve compiled an easy to use refe ...
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 ...
