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Safe Work Australia publishes online model Code of Practice for healthcare and social assistance sector(Post)
Safe Work Australia has introduced an online format of the model Code of Practice pertaining to the healthcare and social assistance industry, which simplifies access to and application of this vita ...
VIC building company sentenced following deadly fall(Post)A construction firm has been found guilty and ordered to pay a fine of $270,000 following a man's fatal fall of over four meters in February 2022. Last week, the Melbourne County Court convicted the ...
Queensland school children get electrical safety lessons(Post)Ergon Energy and Energex Network staff visited Queensland schools during this year’s Electrical Safety Week (4-8 September) to teach children about electrical safety as part of the 2023 Safety Heroes ...
Melbourne manufacturer fined after worker’s fingers cut off(Post)A Melbourne manufacturer has been fined $40,000 after an employee lost four fingers in a workplace incident.The company pleaded guilty to one count of failing to maintain a safe plant and was fi ...
SafeWork urges businesses to prioritise workplace safety this summer(Post)As temperatures soar into the thirties statewide, SafeWork NSW is encouraging workplaces to begin preparing for their safety during this summer's heat.SafeWork emphasises the essential duty of e ...
WorkSafe probes high-risk training that lacked validity in Northern Territory(Post)NT WorkSafe has issued a caution to both businesses and employees to verify the credentials of assessors prior to making payments for high-risk work licence training.The warning follows the discovery ...
WorkSafe ACT inspectors visit construction sites, issue 83 improvement notices(Post)WorkSafe ACT inspectors have visited 47 residential construction sites in Taylor following the death of a worker on 8 December.Six teams of inspectors worked across the suburb focusing on unsafe prac ...
Northland school ordered to pay more than $500K following death of student(Post)New Zealand’s workplace safety regulator has identified numerous shortcomings that led to the death of a teenager during a school caving expedition in Northland in 2023.This follows the tragic incide ...
NHVR partners with Queensland Police to launch road safety campaign(Post)The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) and Queensland Police Service (QPS) have joined hands to launch the ‘Sharing our Roads with Oversize Loads’ campaign. The plan is to encourage drivers to s ...
Music industry holds first ever mental health conference(Post)Conference aims to make mental health a priority for the Australian music industry The first-ever Head First mental health and wellbeing conference for the Australian music industry was rec ...
Alert issued as high temperatures pose danger for Queensland resource employees(Post)The independent regulator for safety and health in Queensland's mining, quarrying, petroleum, gas, and explosives sectors warns that resource workers face a heightened risk of heat stress as tempera ...
