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SafeWork SA suspends asbestos removal licence over compliance failures(Post)
SafeWork SA has suspended a class B asbestos removal licence after the licence holder breached asbestos regulations.The asbestos removalist and demolition contractor failed to identify the presence o ...
Cross-border blitz helps improve construction safety (Post)Workplace safety inspectors issued a total of 47 improvement notices during a recent construction blitz on the NSW/Victoria border. WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW inspectors visited more than 35 ...
Contractor avoids court over Sydney workplace incident(Post)The federal work health and safety regulator, Comcare has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a contractor after a worker was injured in a fall more than three years ago. The contractor was char ...
Queensland resources companies limit FIFO travel to curb COVID-19 spread(Post)Queensland resources companies will continue to limit non-essential FIFO travel until January 22 despite a three-day lockdown being lifted in Brisbane. Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Chief ...
WorkSafe NZ issues warning regarding safety net systems(Post)WorkSafe NZ has released a safety alert emphasising the significant health and safety hazards faced by workers when utilising safety net systems that have not undergone testing by an accredited ...
SafeWork SA issues scaffolding collapse safety warning(Post)Three separate incidents involving workers sustaining severe injuries from scaffold falls at residential construction sites have triggered a warning from SafeWork SA.One such incident took place ...
Western Australia’s agricultural worker fatalities revealed(Post)The latest WorkSafe WA’s Agriculture Industry Fatality Report reveals there were 18 occupational deaths in the Western Australian agriculture industry from 2019 to June 2023.WorkSafe said the re ...
Manager fined $60k over death of young worker(Post)A construction company manager was recently found guilty of failing to provide a safe work environment after a teen worker fell to his death at a Perth construction site. The 17-year-old man was work ...
Queensland health and safety regulations now cover employees in the sex industry(Post)After sex work was decriminalised in Queensland, all sex workers and sex work businesses will now fall under work health and safety legislation, according to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.Th ...
New SafeWork SA initiative focuses on slip and trip risks in workplaces(Post)Workplace health and safety watchdog, SafeWork SA, has recently initiated a campaign focused on slip and trip hazards to increase awareness on how to ensure the safety of South Australians at their ...
Safe Work Australia releases updates to the model WHS regulations(Post)Safe Work Australia has announced changes to the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act and Regulations, after receiving approval from WHS ministers. According to the updated WHS Act, the obligation ...
