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Two men killed in tragic workplaces incidents in WA(Post)
Two workers lost their lives in unrelated workplace incidents in Western Australia on Thursday.In Katanning, a man died after falling from a roof at about 9.40am.He was transported to Katanning ...
Safe Work Australia releases new Model Code of Practice for tower cranes(Post)Safe Work Australia has developed a new Model Code of Practice for managing health and safety risks of tower cranes in workplaces.Some of the risks associated with crane operations include contact wi ...
WorkSafe opens probe into fatal gold mine collapse(Post)WorkSafe is carrying out an investigation into a mine collapse that occurred near Ballarat on Wednesday.WorkSafe says the incident happened during hand-mining operations, leading to the death of one ...
Geelong company sentenced over forklift incident(Post)A Geelong fruit and vegetable company has been sentenced for breaching health and safety regulations after a worker was injured by a forklift load.The worker sustained multiple fractures after being ...
Safe Work Australia publishes new guide aimed at addressing the risks linked to the installation of rooftop solar systems(Post)Safe Work Australia has introduced a new guide to assist in managing the health and safety risks related to rooftop solar installation tasks, covering aspects from retail and planning through to inst ...
Revealed: More than 160 young tradies killed on the job in the past 10 years(Post)Statistics show 16 young tradies are killed on the job each year in Australia. About two weeks ago, a teen apprentice died after falling at a Queensland worksite. And early this month, a man in his 5 ...
Man airlifted to hospital after tumbling from a roof in southern Queensland(Post)A man in his 70s has been flown to a hospital following a fall from a roof in southern Queensland.The man was repairing his roof in the Toowoomba Region on Saturday morning when he fell from a h ...
Man flown to hospital following farming incident in Queensland(Post)A man was flown to hospital following a farming incident in south-east Queensland. The incident happened on Sunday morning. The LifeFlight helicopter was called to the incident in the Toowoomba regi ...
Man dies in hospital after plummeting 6m from roof at NSW workplace(Post)In a tragic workplace incident in northern New South Wales, a man has succumbed to his injuries in the hospital after falling from a roof. The man was engaged in work at a museum in Gunnedah wh ...
‘Stanley’ features in latest SafeWork SA safety campaign(Post)In a new awareness initiative by SafeWork SA, an animated safety cone that talks will play a central role, with the goal of helping South Australians ensure their safety at work. The campaign, title ...
Friday 26th February 2021(Post)New asbestos regulations to take effect in coming months. WorkSafe Queensland has announced that as of May 1, 2021, low-density asbestos fibreboard (LDB), also known as asbestos insulating board ...