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Warning issued following four quad bike fatalities(Post)
WorkSafe is advocating for a renewed focus in rural New Zealand on the risks linked to quad bike roll-overs, which have sadly claimed the lives of four farmers across the nation in the previous ...
Comcare Releases WHS Year in Review 2021 Report(Post)Workplace sexual harassment forum and $1.5 million enforceable undertaking among key highlights of the report.Federal WHS regulator Comcare has released the third Work Health and Safety Year in Revie ...
Alleged assault leads to hospital being charged(Post)Latest evidence on preventing musculoskeletal disorders. Four videos showcasing the latest evidence and systems thinking to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) have been publish ...
Monday 15th February 2021(Post)Ballarat hospital fined $20,000 after staff assault. Ballarat Health Services pleaded guilty in the Ballarat Magistrates’ Court for failing to provide information to employees to allow them to p ...
Thursday 20th May 2021(Post)Inspectors crackdown on Sutherland Shire construction sites. Over the next few days, SafeWork NSW inspectors will be targeting unsafe working systems across all building trades within the Suther ...
Comcare releases two new courses for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act(Post)Comcare has released two new online courses for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (SRC Act). The two courses = Understanding the ability to earn provisions of the SRC Act and Medical Tr ...
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 ...
Farmhand death caused by inadequate maintenance of quad bike(Post)WorkSafe New Zealand has said that the fatal quad bike rollover involving a Tararua farmhand might have been averted had the farm manager maintained the bike in optimal condition. According to the N ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
