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Tuesday 30th March 2021(Post)
E-cigarette battery explodes inside worker's pocket. In January 2021, a WA mine worker received severe thermal and chemical burns when his electronic cigarette battery spontaneously ignited in ...
Firefighter sustains burns battling fire in the South Burnett region(Post)A firefighter sustained burns while responding to a large fire near Wondai on Friday afternoon. A spokesperson for QAS stated that the firie was taken to Kingaroy Hospital in stable condition with h ...
WorkSafe charges health service over patient death(Post)A Victorian health service is facing charges over a patient's death at a Berwick hospital more than five years ago.WorkSafe Victoria has filed charges under the OHS Act, accusing the health service o ...
Queensland Quad Bike Death and A $300,000 Fine Issued After A Fatality At A Cheese Factory(Post)Man dies after quad bike crash in central QueenslandA man has been killed in a quad bike crash in central Queensland.The incident happened at a private property near Yeppoon on Wednesday night.Emerge ...
Do you know what your business is doing to prevent slavery?(Post)Protect your business from modern slaveryThe Modern Slavery Act 2018 commenced operation on 1st January 2019, creating reporting obligations for Australian entities that have a consolidated revenue o ...
Safe Work Australia publishes new guide on how to develop asbestos registers(Post)Safe Work Australia has recently released new guidance material to help employers prepare asbestos registers in the workplace.Safe Work Australia describes an asbestos register as a ‘workplace safety ...
NSW Resources Regulator releases new fact sheet on workplace bullying and harassment(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator has developed a fact sheet about bullying and harassment in the workplace.Workplace bullying is repeated, unwelcome behaviour directed towards an employee. Workplace bully ...
Victoria launches new forklift safety campaign(Post)WorkSafe has published updated guidance and launched a comprehensive inspection campaign across the state in an effort to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries associated with forklifts.T ...
WorkSafe NZ publishes annual report on electrical and gas incidents in 2023(Post)WorkSafe NZ has released the 2023 electrical and gas incidents annual report.The safety regulatory authority indicates that the report examines trends and identifies risks associated with electrical ...
WA transport company faces charges over worker’s severe injuries(Post)WorkSafe has charged a transport company after a worker suffered a severe leg injury in a forklift incident in January 2021.The safety regulator accuses the transport company of failing to create a s ...
Industrial manslaughter charges for Darwin building contractor after worker’s fatal fall(Post)A Darwin building contractor is facing industrial manslaughter charges following the death of a worker at a Bayview construction site in April 2020.The man, 60, was fatally injured after he fell abou ...
