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Enhancing Workplace Safety: Practical Solutions for Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Prevention in Queensland and Beyond(Post)
Sexual and gender-based harassment remains a serious issue in Australian workplaces, affecting employees’ safety, wellbeing, and productivity. According to the Australian Human Rights Commissio ...
SA farmers urged to prioritise safety around powerlines(Post)South Australia’s electricity provider SA Power Networks reminds farmers to take extra care when working near powerlines after two incidents involving farm machinery coming into contact with pow ...
New Safe Work Australia information sheet aims to assist employers in communicating with migrant and multicultural workers about workplace health and safety(Post)Safe Work Australia has created a new information sheet aimed at employers, focusing on effective communication with migrant and multicultural workers regarding work health and safety, along with a c ...
Consultation aims to enhance safety of silica workers in NSW(Post)A public consultation is currently in progress regarding the structure and extent of a new register in New South Wales aimed at monitoring and tracking the health of workers who are at risk due to ex ...
Waikato landfill avoids prosecution despite safety breaches(Post)A Waikato landfill has avoided prosecution following a fatal workplace incident after WorkSafe NZ accepted an enforceable undertaking submitted by the company.The March 2020 incident happened when a ...
Fall from roof prompts SafeWork SA safety warning(Post)SafeWork SA warns workers about the risk of falls when working on roofs after an apprentice electrician suffered broken ribs when he fell from a roof.The apprentice fell 3 metres and landed on a boun ...
Safe Work Australia introduces new tools to support organisations in optimising their workplace health and safety data reporting processes(Post)Safe Work Australia has recently unveiled a range of new tools on its data website, ‘Our Data. Your Stories’ aimed at facilitating users in the assessment, measurement, and reporting of work health a ...
NSW resources regulator releases safety alert following serious injury sustained by worker due to ventilation double doors(Post)The Resources Regulator has issued a safety alert in response to an incident that took place during a scheduled major ventilation change involving a pair of double machine doors, on 13 June at a min ...
Quad bike fatalities trigger safety warning in South Australia(Post)SafeWork SA is alerting those who are contemplating riding quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles this summer to the hazards, in light of a rise in fatalities in the previous two years. According to d ...
National Asbestos Awareness Week highlights the critical issue of safety(Post)During this National Asbestos Awareness Week (25 November to 1 December), the federal Government has acknowledged the harmful effects of asbestos on Australians.Despite Australia banning asbestos ove ...
WorkSafe issues safety reminder after two farmers sustain fatal injuries while trying to enter a moving tractor(Post)WorkSafe is reminding everyone of the significance of keeping your tractor's braking systems in good condition and advising against trying to enter a moving tractor. The Victorian workplace safety w ...
