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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 ...
Truckie killed in collision at Brimbago(Post)A truckie has lost his life following a collision between his B-double vehicle and a tree in South Australia. Shortly after 11pm on Wednesday, emergency services responded to Brimbago following repo ...
Mechanic critical after truck rolls on him in southern Queensland(Post)A mechanic was severely injured after being crushed by a truck at a worksite near Toowoomba on Thursday evening.At around 7.30pm, a man in his twenties was preparing a truck to be towed at Pilton whe ...
Truckie flown to hospital after early morning rollover crash(Post)A truckie sustained serious injuries after his truck rolled on a dirt road in South East Queensland.LifeFlight said the truck driver managed to free himself from the vehicle, but collapsed a sho ...
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 ...
New WorkSafe statistics reveal 2022 workplace death toll(Post)WorkSafe reminds workplaces of the shocking effects of occupational injuries after 61 workers were fatally injured in 2022.The 2022 death toll includes 24 people who were killed in workplace incident ...
New Zealand companies fined over fatal runaway trailer incident(Post)Two companies have been fined $270,000 and ordered to pay $130,000 in reparations by a Christchurch court after a man died when his van was struck by a runaway trailer.WorkSafe investigated the Octob ...
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 ...
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 ...
