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Farm workers urged to put safety first(Post)
This week is National Farm Safety Week, and FarmSafe Australia has released its Safer Farms 2023 report which reveals agriculture remains Australia’s most hazardous occupation.The report shows 55 far ...
SafeWork initiative focuses on enhancing safety at construction sites(Post)Throughout this week, SafeWork NSW inspectors will be on-site in the Newcastle, Maitland, and Lake Macquarie regions, performing inspections at construction sites to ensure adherence to workplace sa ...
Safety blitz targets farming businesses in Coffs Harbour(Post)Farming businesses in Coffs Harbour were visited by SafeWork NSW inspectors last week to ensure their employees are working in a safe environment.During the two-day blitz, SafeWork inspectors focused ...
Safe Work Australia releases updated preliminary fatal work injuries data(Post)Safe Work Australia has made significant improvements to the preliminary fatalities dashboard on its website to offer fresh perspectives on fatal occupational injuries.This updated dashboard presents ...
WA transport company faces charges over worker’s severe injuries(Post)WorkSafe has charged a transport company after a worker suffered a severe leg injury in a forklift incident in January 2021.The safety regulator accuses the transport company of failing to create a s ...
Forklift injury prompts safety warning from WHSQ(Post)Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued a safety warning after a maintenance worker sustained serious injuries when he was struck by the carriage and tines of a forklift he was working on.
Miner killed at WA mine site was run over by a dump truck(Post)Police have revealed that a worker who was killed at a mine site in WA’s Pilbara died after his light vehicle was run over by a dump truck.The 59-year-old man died at a gold mine site southeast of Ne ...
NSW Resources regulator releases quarterly safety report(Post)The NSW Resources regulator has published its safety report for the last quarter of 2022 to help the industry comply with OHS regulations.The report reveals that no fatal incidents occurred in the NS ...
Research shows older farmers face high risk of fatal workplace injuries(Post)A new study has found that farmers aged 55 years and over are more likely to suffer fatal workplace injuries compared to their younger counterparts.According to researchers, farm vehicles, including ...
90 Year Old Woman Dies After Fall on Travellator(Post)Ninety-year-old women on an outing with a carer died after falling on a travelator. In February 2019, a ninety-year-old woman died shortly after falling on a shopping centre travelator during a ...
Forestry employee seriously injured in workplace incident at North Canterbury(Post)An investigation has commenced following an incident that left a forestry worker injured in North Canterbury on Monday afternoon. According to police, emergency services were alerted to the incident ...
