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Fatal occupational injuries: Safe Work Australia releases updated data(Post)
Recent data from Safe Work Australia shows that 60 Australian workers have lost their lives while working this year.Transport postal and warehousing has the highest number of work-related deaths at 1 ...
WorkSafe WA launches investigations after two workers killed in separate incidents(Post)Two men have been killed in workplace incidents that occurred within hours of each other in Western Australia.WorkSafe is currently looking into the circumstances surrounding both incidents.The first ...
Fatal crane incident under investigation by WorkSafe(Post)An investigation has been commenced by WorkSafe into the incident that took place at a construction site in Berwick resulting in a fatality.Reports indicate that a 28-year-old truck driver was hit an ...
Workplace death toll passes 100 mark(Post)The number of work-related fatalities for 2023 has now crossed the 100 mark.Provisional data from Safe Work Australia indicates 104 Australian workers have been killed at work so far this year.The&nb ...
133 Australian workers killed at work this year(Post)Safe Work Australia has recently published data revealing that 133 Australian workers have died in workplace incidents this year. The transport, postal and warehousing industries lead with 41 fatalit ...
Agriculture leading in workplace fatalities in New Zealand(Post)Twenty-three people have been killed in workplace agricultural incidents so far this year, according to the latest WorkSafe data.The figures show Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries i ...
Forty New Zealand workers killed on the job this year (Post)A total of 40 New Zealand workers have been fatally injured at work this year, latest WorkSafe statistics reveal.The Transport Postal and Warehousing experienced the highest number of fatal inci ...
Safe Work Australia seeks public input on the ‘requirements for competent persons for asbestos related tasks’ (Post)Safe Work Australia is seeking feedback on the meaning of ‘competent persons for asbestos-related tasks.’The safety agency invites all stakeholders including asbestos consultants, asbestos removalist ...
WorkSafe probes wind farm death(Post)WorkSafe has confirmed it is conducting an investigation into the fatal incident involving a worker who was struck by a wind turbine blade in Rokewood on Monday morning.The Victorian workplace safety ...
More than 100 workers killed on the job this year(Post)According to recent data from Safe Work Australia, there have been 103 fatalities among Australian workers this year. The highest number of deaths occurred in the Transport, postal, and warehousing s ...
Fall from roof prompts SafeWork SA safety warning(Post)SafeWork SA warns workers about the risk of falls when working on roofs after an apprentice electrician suffered broken ribs when he fell from a roof.The apprentice fell 3 metres and landed on a boun ...
