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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 ...
Safe Work NSW issues safety warning over industrial gates(Post)Safe Work NSW has issued a warning to employers about the dangers of industrial gates after two workers were killed and several others injured in incidents involving industrial gates in the span of f ...
WA ambulance workers won’t have to prove PTSD was contracted at work(Post)Ambulance workers in Western Australia will no longer need to prove their post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was caused as a result of their jobs to claim workers' compensation. According to the S ...
NSW Resources Regulator Releases Quarterly Business Activities Report for October to December 2024(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator's Quarterly Business Activities Report for the period of October to December 2024 outlines several significant business activities, including an investigation report deta ...
SafeWork inspection targets rooftop solar installers’ safety(Post)SafeWork NSW inspectors are visiting solar panel installation sites across the State to ensure employees work in a safe environment.SafeWork NSW Executive Director Compliance & Dispute Resolution ...
Melbourne freight company charged over fatal unloading incident(Post)A Melbourne freight company has been charged after a worker died while unloading sections of steel light poles from a truck at Altona North in June 2020.The man died after two of the sections became ...
Amendments to WHS regulations in SA aim to lower ‘work at height’ threshold(Post)SafeWork SA has released new fact sheets to facilitate the understanding of changes in WHS laws related to high-risk construction work for both workers and employers. The amendments to the Work Heal ...
Vic employers fined more than $17 million for workplace safety violations in 2025(Post)WorkSafe Victoria has disclosed that in 2025, it carried out 137 prosecutions and enforceable undertakings. Victorian employers were fined a cumulative total of $17,391,325 by WorkSafe for non-compl ...
VIC company facing charges for staircase hazards posed to employees with disabilities(Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a hay and grain logistics firm in connection with the fatality of an employee at a storage facility located in Willaura, south of Ararat, two years ago.The company ...
Tuesday 1st June 2021(Post)Royal Australian Mint charged over WHS Incident. Charges have been laid against the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra following an incident in the basement involving a three-tonne coin press alm ...
New study finds food delivery riders don’t take more risks on the roads(Post)A new study has found food delivery riders do not take more risks on the roads than private cyclists.Researchers from Queensland University of Technology observed and compared 3401 bicycle food deliv ...
