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NT WorkSafe encourages Territorians to familiarise themselves with the newly implemented electrical safety regulations during Electrical Safety Week(Post)
Electrical Safety Week begins this week to encourage safe use of electricity in both homes and workplaces.NT WorkSafe is offering free webinars over a two-week period this year to educate the public ...
Darwin solar installers charged for fall safety violations(Post)A Darwin company and its manager are facing charges under the WHS Act for exposing workers to fall hazards.The Northern Territory's workplace safety watchdog said on Tuesday it has charged the c ...
NT WorkSafe ends National Safe Work Month with mock trial (Post)Northern Territory WorkSafe will hold a mock work health and safety trial this week as part of National Safe Work Month.NT WorkSafe says the mock trial is for a fictitious incident where a young work ...
Comments sought on new electricity code of practice for WA workplaces(Post)The Work Health and Safety Commission has opened public consultation on a new code of practice for managing electrical risks in Western Australian workplaces.The code is designed to help employers an ...
Falls and toilets targeted in latest SafeWork SA construction blitz(Post)SafeWork SA inspectors are blitzing residential construction sites this week to ensure employers are protecting workers from fall hazards and the worksites have clean toilets.Last year, SafeWork SA w ...
Workplace death results in $425k fine for Western Australian construction company(Post)A Western Australian construction company was recently sentenced for workplace safety violations following the death of a worker near Darwin more than five years ago.The fatal incident happened in No ...
NSW Resources Regulator publishes investigation information release on November 2020 crush incident(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator has published an investigation information release on an incident on 30 November 2020 in which a worker sustained injuries when he was trapped in a crush point underneath ...
Vic recycling facility faces charges following worker death(Post)A recycling facility has been charged by Worksafe Victoria after an employee was fatally struck by machinery. The incident happened in July 2024. The 26-year-old employee was engaged in sorting recy ...
Input sought on improving occupational health and safety measures for workers operating on crowd platforms(Post)Safe Work Australia is looking for responses concerning the regulation of crowd platform arrangements as outlined in the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act, with the goal of ensuring that crowd ...
Quad bike fatalities trigger safety warning in South Australia(Post)SafeWork SA is alerting those who are contemplating riding quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles this summer to the hazards, in light of a rise in fatalities in the previous two years. According to d ...
Concrete placing equipment incidents prompt SafeWork warning(Post)A recent string of concrete placing equipment incidents has prompted SafeWork NSW to issue a reminder to concreters to conduct regular inspections and testing of equipment.Acting Head of SafeWork Joh ...
