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Queensland initiates campaign to decrease severe workplace injuries and deaths(Post)
The Queensland Government has unveiled a safety campaign designed to bolster safety outcomes in key sectors, including construction, manufacturing, healthcare, and social assistance.The State Governm ...
Be safe working around trucks, urges WorkSafe(Post)WorkSafe reminds employers and workers to prioritise safety when working around trucks following the deaths of four workers in the past two months. The safety regulator says two workers sustaine ...
Health effects of occupational silica exposure studied(Post)Researchers at Curtin University have predicted that more than 10,000 Australian workers will develop lung cancer in their lifetime from silica exposure.In the study funded by the Australian Council ...
Strategy to prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders launched in Canberra(Post)WorkSafe ACT's strategy to prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders was recently launched to demonstrate its commitment to workplace health and safety.WorkSafe ACT says Construction, Healthcare, and Retail ...
SafeWork SA advises workplaces to be cautious about the interaction between mobile plant and pedestrians(Post)SafeWork SA has recently warned mobile plant operators about the considerable dangers posed to workers and pedestrians, after 14 fatalities over the last five years. “Powered mobile plant incl ...
National Asbestos Awareness Week highlights the critical issue of safety(Post)During this National Asbestos Awareness Week (25 November to 1 December), the federal Government has acknowledged the harmful effects of asbestos on Australians.Despite Australia banning asbestos ove ...
SafeWork NSW urges workplaces to prioritise the health of tradies this August(Post)August is recognised as Tradie Health Month and NSW’s workplace safety watchdog states that it’s an ideal opportunity for tradies to reflect on and discuss any work health and safety (WHS) issues to ...
WorkSafe WA publishes annual work-related fatalities report(Post)WorkSafe Western Australia has released traumatic work-related fatalities data for 2011-12 to 2020-21.The ’Work-related traumatic injury fatalities in Western Australia 2011-12 to 2020-21’ report ana ...
NT WorkSafe issues warning following worker's serious injury from falling excavator bucket(Post)A safety alert has been issued by NT WorkSafe after a worker suffered severe injuries late Wednesday afternoon from an excavator bucket that fell at a construction site in Darwin. Preliminary inquir ...
Vic firms face penalties for neglecting fall hazards(Post)Victoria’s workplace safety watchdog has announced that it has initiated legal action against 34 businesses for noncompliance with height safety regulations in the first six months of 2025, as ...
VIC company fined $40,000 for worker injury caused by insufficient fall protection(Post)A Victorian steel fabrication and installation business has been found guilty and ordered to pay a fine of $40,000 for endangering workers on a Geelong construction site, despite a worker suffering s ...
