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Defence charged for endangering employee's mental health(Post)
The federal work health and safety regulator, Comcare, has brought charges against the Department of Defence for violating federal WHS regulations concerning psychosocial risks at a Queensland A ...
Thursday 29th April 2021(Post)Charges laid over severe burns inflicted on young ringer in NT. A cattle mustering contractor has been charged with four breaches of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation ...
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 ...
VIC rubber company ordered to pay $450,000 penalty following worker's fatal injury(Post)The Melbourne County Court has imposed a fine of $450,000 on a Dandenong South rubber manufacturer after a worker was fatally struck on the head by a machine part.The court found the company failed t ...
Caution issued to New Zealand dairy industry following fatal incident in milking shed(Post)In response to a recent fatal incident in a Waikato milking shed, WorkSafe New Zealand is urging the dairy industry to reconsider its use of slide pulsators.A worker sustained fatal injuries after hi ...
WorkSafe Victoria issues trailer safety reminder to farm workers(Post)WorkSafe Victoria has issued a safety alert to remind farmers about the dangers of riding on trailers.The safety regulator issued the alert following an incident in which a worker died after falling ...
WorkSafe Victoria warns farm workers about the dangers of overhead powerlines (Post)WorkSafe Victoria has issued a safety alert about the dangers of overhead powerlines on farms following reports of large machinery making contact with powerlines across Victoria and South Australia.T ...
New codes of practice to handle psychosocial hazards in SA workplaces come into force(Post)New guidelines addressing psychosocial risks and sexual and gender-based harassment have been implemented in South Australia. The codes of practice for 'Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work and Sex ...
NSW workplace safety watchdog issues more than 500 non-compliance notices in largest safety campaign in ten years(Post)The New South Wales Government says its efforts to bolster SafeWork NSW are proving effective, highlighted by the largest compliance crackdown in a decade, which has led to the issuance of over 500 ...
Worker Seriously Injured by Falling Metal Beam(Post)Construction site worker seriously injured from falling metal beam. A construction worker aged in his 50’s was struck by a large metal beam at a worksite in Sydney’s inner west on Wednesday ...
SafeWork SA issues storage drums warning following fire incidents(Post)Following two separate incidents of explosive fires that led to significant burns among workers, SafeWork SA has alerted employers to the risks involved in cutting into previously used storage ...
