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Melbourne freight company charged over fatal unloading incident(Post)
A Melbourne freight company has been charged after a worker died while unloading sections of steel light poles from a truck at Altona North in June 2020.The man died after two of the sections became ...
Amendments to WHS regulations in SA aim to lower ‘work at height’ threshold(Post)SafeWork SA has released new fact sheets to facilitate the understanding of changes in WHS laws related to high-risk construction work for both workers and employers. The amendments to the Work Heal ...
VIC company facing charges for staircase hazards posed to employees with disabilities(Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a hay and grain logistics firm in connection with the fatality of an employee at a storage facility located in Willaura, south of Ararat, two years ago.The company ...
NHVR’s SA campaign focuses on driver fatigue(Post)The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has commenced a comprehensive operation spanning from the Western Australia border to Port Augusta in South Australia.NHVR Chief Operations Officer Paul Sa ...
NSW considering imposing penalties for employers held accountable for worker fatalities(Post)The NSW Government has announced it is currently exploring the possibility of imposing fines amounting to $18 million and extended prison terms for employers who are found accountable for industrial ...
WorkSafe WA announces dates and locations for agriculture industry inquiry(Post)WorkSafe WA has released the dates and locations for public consultation meetings on the agriculture industry Inquiry, with the first meeting scheduled for 11 October in Albany. The Inquiry was annou ...
Work-related fatalities rise over previous year, Safe Work Australia figures show(Post)Latest Safe Work Australia data shows 52 Australian workers have been killed at work so far this year, eight more than at the same time last year.Transport, postal & warehousing industry leads wi ...
Half-year results demonstrate positive trend in WorkSafe's financial position(Post)WorkSafe's half-yearly results indicate that the financial status of the safety regulator is getting better. The results show the Economic Insurance Result (EIR), replacing the Performance from ...
Canterbury farm fined for fatal workplace incident(Post)WorkSafe is urging farmers to evaluate the movement of vehicles within their barns and sheds, in light of a recent sentencing related to a tragic fatality at one of South Canterbury's largest agribu ...
Charges filed against VIC fruit grower following fatal incident in cool storage room(Post)A fruit grower is facing charges after a truckie died at a warehouse in Shepparton last year.Authorities found a 50-year-old man unresponsive in a cool room with low oxygen levels, designed for apple ...
Victorian company and its director facing charges in connection with the death of a fatigued driver(Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a Keysborough-based warehousing and logistics firm and its director after a delivery driver died in August 2022.The employee had been working for 12 hours continuou ...
