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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 ...
NSW construction company fined following worker's electric shock incident(Post)The Industrial Court of NSW has imposed a fine of $300,000 on a construction firm due to a prosecution brought forth by the state’s workplace health and safety regulator. According to SafeWork ...
NSW enhancing efficiency and reducing costs with digital licences for High-Risk Work(Post)The NSW Government is streamlining the application process for construction workers, manufacturers, and factory operators seeking a High-Risk Work Licence, which will result in significant savings o ...
WorkSafe inspection blitz targets fall hazards in construction sites(Post)Last year, a significant number of construction workers were injured on the job due to falls from heights.WorkSafe is set to launch a campaign this week to address fall hazards, such as unsafe s ...
Farm deaths prompt WorkSafe WA inquiry(Post)Western Australia has recorded the 12th work-related death in the agricultural industry in as many months, prompting a WorkSafe inquiry into the sector.WorkSafe WA said a 24-year-old man died on a fa ...
