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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 ...
New dust disease clinic opens in Sydney(Post)NSW government-owned insurer icare has recently opened a new Dust Diseases Care (DDC) Health Screening Clinic to offer lung health examinations to people who have been exposed to harmful workplace du ...
Inflatable slide company fined for safety breaches(Post)An inflatable slide operator has been fined for workplace safety failures after a mammoth slide collapsed in Whangamatā in December 2020.Several people, mostly children, fell from heights of about tw ...
WorkCover WA to launch online training course for workplace rehabilitation providers(Post)WorkCover WA has announced that it will formally launch a new online training course for workplace rehabilitation providers towards the end of this month.WorkCover WA said the new course, ‘Foundation ...
NSW Resources Regulator Releases Quarterly Safety Report for Oct-Dec 2021(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator has released the Quarterly Safety Report for October to December 2021 to help the industry improve safety management systems and undertake risk assessments at their sites.
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.
NHVR’s Code of Practice aims to improve safety in the waste and recycling industry(Post)The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has approved the Waste and Recycling Industry Code of Practice to enhance safety standards within the waste and recycling sector, as well as for the compan ...
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 ...
NT WorkSafe ends National Safe Work Month with mock trial (Post)Northern Territory WorkSafe will hold a mock work health and safety trial this week as part of National Safe Work Month.NT WorkSafe says the mock trial is for a fictitious incident where a young work ...
Joint border inspection program targets fall risks(Post)WorkSafe ACT inspectors have joined forces with their NSW counterparts to conduct operations across the border to ensure workplaces are following health and safety rules.Acting WHS Regional SafeWork ...
SafeWork NSW opens nominations for inaugural WHS Excellence Showcase (Post)Entries to SafeWork NSW’s inaugural Work Health and Safety Excellence Showcase are now open.The Work Health and Safety Excellence Showcase replaces the annual SafeWork NSW Awards.Minister for Small B ...