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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 ...
Safe Work Australia’s new SWMS guide aims to debunk certain misconceptions surrounding SWMS(Post)Safe Work Australia has released a new SWMS guide which explains the importance of a SWMS; when it is necessary and how to use it. The guide has videos and ‘interactive elements that can be used for ...
Worker fatality data updated(Post)Transport, postal and warehousing is the deadliest industry in Australia, with latest Safe Work Australia figures showing the industry has so far recorded the highest number of workplace deaths this ...
Latest key NT occupational health and safety stats published (Post)According to recent statistics from NT WorkSafe, vehicle incidents accounted for the majority of workplace fatalities in the NT.Published as part of the National Safe Work Month, the 2021-22 key work ...
Key 2020-21 NT Work Health and Safety statistics published(Post)NT's Work Health and Safety Regulator has published the 2020-21 key work health and safety statistics for the State. The statistics provide information on compensation claims made by workers in ...
Occupational lung disease target of new Safe Work Campaign(Post)Competent workers and direct supervision are a must when operating cranes. WorkSafe New Zealand has warned businesses that allowing staff without the appropriate training or supervision to opera ...
Fatal work injuries data updated (Post)Fatal occupational injury data released by Safe Work Australia shows that 109 Australian workers have been killed at work this year.The latest report indicates that the Transport, postal & wareho ...
Vic building company charged after worker’s fatal fall (Post)A Victoria building company faces charges for safety breaches following the death of a worker after a fall at a Melbourne construction site two years ago.The 26-year-old man fell from scaffolding ont ...
SafeWork rolls out new silica safety campaign(Post)SafeWork NSW has embarked on a six-month campaign to protect workers from silica dust. SafeWork NSW inspectors will visit construction sites across the State to ensure compliance with workplace healt ...
Company faces charges after crane topples at Parkville worksite(Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a crane company for breaching the Victorian OHS Act after a mobile crane collapsed at a Parkville construction site in July 2021.Victoria’s workplace health an ...
NSW company charged in fatal scaffolding collapse enters guilty plea(Post)A NSW scaffolding company has pleaded guilty to work safety breaches that killed a worker and seriously injured another more than three years ago. The man died from injuries sustained in a scaf ...
