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Safe Work Australia updates 2023 workplace fatality figures(Post)
The new figures show Transport, postal and warehousing have so far reported eight fatalities, followed by mining with three fatalities, while the Manufacturing industry is ranked third, with two fatal
Grim toll mounting in 2023(Post)Safe Work Australia has released the latest work-related fatality figures for 2023. Transport, postal & warehousing remains the most dangerous industry in Australia with 24 occupational deaths.The Con
Wednesday 31st March 2021(Post)Forklift seriously injures worker at a Gympie business. A Gympie business has been fined $35,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a forklift was reversed into him. The incident occurred on 8
Teenage girls hospitalised after horse riding incident(Post)Two young girls are recovering in hospital after falling from their horses in rural Queensland.The teenage girls were reportedly thrown from their horses while riding on a Deep Creek property on Satur
New Code of Practice for tower cranes approved in the Northern Territory(Post)Northern Territory WorkSafe has published a new Code of Practice under the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011.The Tower Cranes Code of Practice provides practical guidance
Man flown to hospital after falling from shed roof in Queensland(Post)A man was flown to the hospital by the LifeFlight aeromedical team following injuries sustained in a fall on Tuesday afternoon. Reports suggest the man in his 40s was involved in roofing work on a sh
Woman flown to hospital after falling from horse on Queensland property(Post)A woman was airlifted to hospital by the LifeFlight crew after falling from a horse in South West Queensland on Monday morning. Tasked at 9:10am, the rescue chopper was directed to a rural property i
SafeWork South Australia urges farm workers to put safety first when working with portable field bins(Post)SafeWork SA has issued a reminder to farmers about the dangers of portable field bins after a worker was seriously injured in the State's mid-north last month.The worker was hit by a bin's spring-load
Man trampled by cattle at Geelong abattoir(Post)A man in his twenties sustained severe injuries after being trampled by cattle at a slaughterhouse in Victoria.The incident occurred around 1:55pm on Sunday in Geelong.According to Ambulance Victoria,
Joint agency blitz aims to improve safety on NSW building sites(Post)SafeWork NSW and NSW Fair Trading are undertaking a safety blitz on residential building sites in the State’s Mid-North Coast to ensure workplaces comply with health and safety regulations.Assistant B
New law requires employers to report sexual assault cases to WorkSafe ACT(Post)A new law requiring employers in the ACT to report sexual assault incidents to WorkSafe ACT is now in effect.WorkSafe says ‘from 9 June 2023, all workplace sexual assault incidents are notifiable and