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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 ...
WorkSafe probing violations of asbestos laws on demolition sites(Post)WorkSafe ACT is probing eight Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) for possible violations of the Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation due to their failure to properly identify an ...
SafeWork SA blitz aims to confirm adherence to the prohibition on engineered stone(Post)SafeWork SA has planned unannounced inspections of stone businesses to guarantee adherence to the recent ban on engineered stone, as substantial new fines are now applicable.The ban, effective from 1 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Waste company fined for violating federal workplace safety regulations(Post)A waste management firm has been penalised a historic $1.1 million for violating federal workplace safety regulations following a truck incident in Adelaide that resulted in the deaths of two driver ...
Resources Regulator releases annual report concerning fires on mobile plant(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator has released the ‘Fires on mobile plant annual report FY24,’ which provides comprehensive data on reported incidents involving fires associated with mobile pla ...
WorkSafe urges workplaces to make safety a top priority when operating scissor lifts(Post)WorkSafe New Zealand is calling on businesses that operate scissor lifts to reassess their safety protocols following a tragic incident in which a worker fell from a height and lost their life d ...
