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Deadline looms for 2023 Comcare safety awards (Post)
Comcare encourages employers and workers to submit entries for this year’s Comcare National Work Health and Safety Awards before the closing date.Entries must be received by 5pm Sunday 30 April 2023.T
Woman hospitalised after gas explosion at food shop on Kangaroo Island(Post)A woman sustained serious burns in a workplace incident on Kangaroo Island on Saturday afternoon.She was working at a food shop in Penneshaw when a deep fat fryer reportedly exploded.Fire crews and pa
Woman flown to hospital after rolling quad bike in north-western Queensland(Post)A woman was flown to hospital following a quad bike incident in north-west Queensland. The incident happened on Monday morning. The LifeFlight rescue chopper was sent to a private property within the
Man hospitalised after rolling quad bike in south-east Queensland(Post)The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue chopper transported a man to the hospital on Thursday afternoon, following a rollover incident with the quad bike he was operating in south-east Queensland.The rescue helico
Investigations launched after workers suffers burns in Brisbane workplace incident(Post)Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) is investigating an incident that injured two men, one of them severely, due to chemical burns on Wednesday morning.Ambulance paramedics were alerted to t
Man sustains leg injury in quad bike rollover on the Western Downs(Post)A man was flown to the hospital on Saturday morning following a quad bike rollover incident in south-west Queensland. The LifeFlight helicopter landed at the incident scene at around 11.15am. The Lif
Quad bike rider injured in South Burnett crash(Post)A rider was flown to the hospital following a quad bike incident west of Kingaroy. The LifeFlight helicopter was called to the scene at about 11:35am on Monday morning. LifeFlight said a man in his t
IME panel tender in Queensland now open(Post)Workplace Health and Safety Queensland announces that the independent medical examinations (IME) panel tender is now open for access on the Queensland Government QTenders website.The IME panel is comp
Truck driver flown to hospital after rollover crash in southern Queensland(Post)A truck driver has been injured after his vehicle swerved off the road and crashed into trees in southern Queensland.The incident occurred on Tuesday morning.The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter land
Comcare creates toolkit for preventing workplace bullying(Post)The national work health and safety authority, Comcare, has collaborated with Edith Cowan University to create a toolkit that helps workplaces evaluate their ability to prevent workplace bullying. "P
Safety champions encouraged to submit nominations for WorkSafe awards(Post)WorkSafe has commenced the nomination process for the 2026 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards. The awards celebrate outstanding achievements in occupational health and safety in Western Austral