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Funding provided to mitigate psychological distress in WA workplaces(Post)
The Western Australian Government has revealed its decision to allocate $4 million in grants to mitigate psychological harm within workplaces. “The Mentally Healthy Workplaces Grant Program su ...
Safe Work Australia updates Aluminium (welding fumes) WES reduction(Post)Safe Work Australia has announced that the workplace exposure standard (WES) for aluminium (welding fumes) has been decreased from 5 mg/m³ to 1 mg/m³, based on an 8-hour time-weighted aver ...
Safe Work Australia releases new WHS profile for nursing, care, and support workforce(Post)Safe Work Australia has introduced a new Work Health and Safety profile for the nursing, care, and support workforce, based on the National Dataset for Compensation-based Statistics and ABS Census d ...
Safe Work Australia unveils innovative tools for reporting WHS data(Post)Safe Work Australia has introduced new tools for reporting Work Health and Safety (WHS) data.According to Safe Work, the recently introduced dashboard for tracking the frequency rate of workers' comp ...
New SafeWork SA initiative focused on the retail industry(Post)The retail sector is the focus of a new campaign by SafeWork SA, which aims to protect workers from slips, trips, falls, and injuries caused by heavy lifting and repetitive tasks.Starting in Mar ...
Construction falls and asbestos the focus of cross-border blitz(Post)SafeWork NSW and WorkSafe Victoria will conduct joint inspections on construction sites in Echuca and Moama to help employers comply with occupational health and safety regulations.Inspectors will fo ...
Land owners urged to exercise caution when conducting burns near electrical assets(Post)Preparations for this year’s bushfire season are currently underway with Energy Network and the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) urging land owners to prioritise safety when conducting h ...
Safe Work Australia updates WHS data on its beta website(Post)Safe Work Australia has recently released new work health and safety data on its beta site.Safe Work Australia said, “the initial release in March 2023 published dashboards for our key datasets inclu ...
Sydney scaffolding company fined $2 million for workplace death(Post)A company has been ordered to pay millions of dollars by a NSW court after a young worker was killed in a scaffolding collapse at a Sydney construction site in April 2019.The company was fined $2 mil ...
Share your opinion on SafeWork NSW’s focus areas for the upcoming financial year(Post)The New South Wales Government is requesting input from employers, employees, labor unions, and industry stakeholders regarding SafeWork NSW's regulatory priorities for the fiscal year 2025/26. Acco ...
WA mining company receives fine after employee sustains severe injuries on the job(Post)An underground mining services company has been fined by the Perth Magistrates Court following an incident in which a drill operator suffered spinal and leg injuries while operating heavy machi ...
