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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 ...
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 ...
Chris White set to continue his role as WorkCover WA Chief Executive Officer(Post)The WA Government has officially announced that Chris White will continue in his role as Chief Executive Officer of WorkCover WA for another 5 years.According to Industrial Relations Minister Simone ...
NSW reminds construction businesses to prioritise safety this holiday season(Post)SafeWork NSW reminds construction businesses to make safety the top priority in the lead up to the festive season.The workplace safety watchdog also urges workers to ensure construction sites are pro ...
Machinery operators urged to watch out for overhead power lines (Post)Queensland electricity provider Ergon Energy reminds farm machinery operators to be extra careful around overhead power lines.Ergon Energy’s safety campaign dubbed ‘Look Up and Live’ reminds everyone ...
Safety warning issued after Adelaide school playground incident(Post)SafeWork SA reminds schools to carry out a risk assessment on all playgrounds after a six-year-old girl suffered serious injuries at a primary school playground in February. SafeWork SA Acting Execut ...
