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National Safe Work Month: Work Health and Safety Fundamentals for Small Businesses(Post)
Safe Work Australia runs ‘National Safe Work Month’ every October. It's a time when employers and workers across the country are encouraged to commit to creating safe and healthy workplaces. The ...
What Is a Permit to Work? Key Requirements & When to Use One(Post)In high-risk industries, having the right safety controls in place can mean the difference between a safe day at work and a serious incident. One of the most effective tools for managing high-risk ac ...
Emphasising Mental Health in the Workplace: Occupational Health Beyond the Basics(Post)Every year, more than 4 million Australians encounter mental health challenges and require treatment and recent data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicates Australia's suicide r ...
Monday 1st March 2021(Post)Failure to dispose of waste results in a man being fined $10,000. A man has been fined $10,000 and ordered to pay over $4000 in court costs for not correctly disposing of industrial waste. The m ...
Top 10 Safety Forms Every Site Supervisor Should Have(Post)Running a safe construction site is about more than PPE and toolbox talks. Clear, consistent documentation keeps jobs on track, hazards under control, and compliance risks off your shoulders. For sup ...
Worker suffers serious leg injuries after becoming trapped in machinery at Kilburn(Post)Emergency services were called to a warehouse in Adelaide on Monday afternoon after a worker’s legs were caught in machinery.Crews managed to free the man after several hours and took him to Roy ...
What are codes of practice?(Post)Codes of practice are sets of guidelines that help you to meet your legal obligations under your applicable Work Health and Safety Act. In Australia, there are codes of practice for a wide range of i ...
Excavation Safety: Best Work Practices for Excavation Operations(Post)Excavation work poses a multitude of dangers to workers. Some of the most common injuries stem from mobile plant incidents, contact with buried services, and being hit by moving objects, but other pr ...
Christchurch workplace death under police investigation(Post)Police in Christchurch are conducting an investigation into a workplace fatality that occurred in Hornby on Tuesday afternoon.Emergency services said they were alerted to the incident on Carmen Road ...
Charges laid against SA poultry company over workplace death(Post)SafeWork SA has commenced prosecution action against a poultry company following the death of a worker last year.The man died after being struck by a reversing trailer at the company’s Adelaide plant ...
Safely Rebuilding After Floods(Post)Safely rebuilding after the floods.The rebuild after the catastrophic flooding event across New South Wales is underway, with the Commonwealth and State Governments providing well over a billion doll ...
