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SafeWork SA warns about tailgate lifters after serious incident(Post)
Pallet trucks and tailgate lifters have once again come under scrutiny following an injury to a worker in the second significant incident of the year.According to SafeWork SA, contractors were transp ...
New workplace psychosocial hazard regulations taking effect in the Northern Territory this year(Post)New laws requiring businesses in the Northern Territory to manage psychosocial hazards at work will take effect on 1 July 2023.The Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 requi ...
New coal dust workplace exposure standard takes effect in Queensland(Post)The new respirable coal dust workplace exposure standard of 1.5 mg/m3 took effect in Queensland on 1 October 2022.Consequently, WorkSafe advises businesses that work with coal to review dust control ...
Victoria set to implement new regulations for safeguarding workers' mental well-being(Post)The Victorian Government has announced it will implement new regulations by year-end that enhance the management of psychosocial hazards, acknowledging their significance alongside physical hazards, ...
New safety initiative as farming remains the top cause of work-related fatalities in New Zealand(Post)Farming remains the primary contributor to workplace fatalities in New Zealand, representing 40% of all documented deaths. The sector has now been designated as a priority by WorkSafe, which is allo ...
Australia’s first ever amusement rides code of practice introduced in Queensland(Post)The Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland has introduced Australia's first-ever code of practice for ensuring the safety of amusement devices.The Amusement Devices Code of Practice 2023 provides ...
New Zealand company fined $500,000 over ‘wholly avoidable’ workplace death (Post)A company has been sentenced for safety breaches in New Zealand following the death of a worker in February 2020.The worker was trying to free a ‘jammed carton in a blast freezer’ when a frame fell o ...
NSW workers encouraged to promote a culture of asking R U OK? on daily basis(Post)SafeWork NSW is encouraging workers to contribute to fostering a culture of R U OK? on a daily basis, rather than just one day a year, in order to promote mentally safe and healthy work environments.
Territorians urged to ‘Think Twice about Asbestos’ this week(Post)This week is National Asbestos Awareness Week (20-26 November 2023) and NT WorkSafe is reminding all Territorians to Think Twice about Asbestos.Asbestos was banned in Australia two decades ago but it ...
NSW Resources Regulator publishes investigation information release on November 2020 crush incident(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator has published an investigation information release on an incident on 30 November 2020 in which a worker sustained injuries when he was trapped in a crush point underneath ...
Carpentry firm fined after apprentice falls(Post)August is Tradie Health Month. August is Tradie Health Month, and WorkSafe Victoria is providing tradies with free access to the right tools and resources to build physically and mentally safe wor ...
