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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 ...
Five workers killed in NSW in four days(Post)Safe Work NSW has expressed deep concern over the five fatalities that have occurred at workplaces in the past four days.The five deaths serve as a timely reminder to workplaces about the importance ...
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 ...
South Australians advised to prioritise safety when working near powerlines(Post)SafeWork SA, in collaboration with the state's electricity distributor, is urging the community to exercise caution about the serious hazards posed by working in proximity to overhead and undergroun ...
VIC government intensifying initiatives to protect workers from engineered stone risks(Post)The Victorian government says that stonemasons and the construction industry are adjusting to the prohibition on engineered stone, providing advice and support to over 1,100 operators within these s ...
Victorian employers faced $13.3 million in penalties for safety violations in 2024(Post)Last year, Victorian employers encountered significant legal and financial repercussions for compromising worker safety, as WorkSafe achieved 119 successful prosecutions for health and safety violat ...
NSW launches campaign to protect outdoor workers from skin cancer(Post)The Cancer Institute of NSW has recently launched a new campaign warning workers about the dangers of skin cancer.People who work outdoors have up to three times more sun exposure than indoor workers ...
