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Safe Work Australia welcomes engineered stone ban(Post)
Safe Work Australia has welcomed the decision by workplace safety ministers to ban engineered stone in Australia. The safety agency says it will move with speed to implement the ban, adding t ...
SafeWork SA issues hot work safety alert after farmworker sustains burn injuries while cutting steel drum near Cowell(Post)SafeWork SA has launched an investigation after a worker suffered serious burns injuries while cutting a steel drum with oxy-acetylene equipment at a farm northwest of Adelaide.According to SafeWork ...
WorkSafe Victoria files charges following death of student on a school excursion(Post)A Melbourne-based school and a travel company have been charged by Victoria’s workplace health and safety regulator in relation to the tragic death of a student during a 2019 overseas trip.The teenag ...
New report on psychological well-being of employees in Australian workplaces released(Post)Safe Work Australia has recently released a new report that highlights emerging patterns in psychological well-being within work environments.The report on psychological health and safety in the work ...
Northern Territory moves to lower worker exposure to welding fumes(Post)The Northern Territory has reduced the workplace exposure standard (WES) for welding fumes from an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 5 mg/m3 to 1 mg/m3.The change is effective immediately, a ...
National Safe Work Month Week 3: Safe Work Australia focuses on key aspects of risk management(Post)During the third week of National Safe Work Month, Safe Work Australia explores the essential principles of risk management, which is a crucial aspect of the WHS fundamentals discussed in the fi ...
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 ...
