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WorkSafe ACT reminds businesses to report sexual assault incidents (Post)
ACT businesses are reminded that the law requires them to inform WorkSafe ACT of any sexual assault incident that occurs in their workplace.WorkSafe ACT issued the reminder following reports of ...
SafeWork expands its spirited industry initiative to align with ongoing growth(Post)SafeWork SA announces that its partnership with the fast-growing distilling industry in South Australia will persist into 2025, as the education and compliance campaign has been extended. Launched i ...
New WA’s WorkSafe commissioner named(Post)The Western Australian Government has officially named Sally North as the WorkSafe Commissioner.With a career spanning more than 23 years in Western Australia's occupational health and safety field, ...
Safe Work Australia welcomes engineered stone ban(Post)Safe Work Australia has welcomed the decision by workplace safety ministers to ban engineered stone in Australia. The safety agency says it will move with speed to implement the ban, adding t ...
Warning to SA construction workers after rise in electric shock incidents (Post)SafeWork SA warns construction workers to make electrical safety a priority following an increase in the number of electric shock incidents reported in the past two years.In 2021-22, SafeWork SA ...
Safe Work Australia unveils new Research and Evaluation Strategy(Post)Safe Work Australia has published its Research and Evaluation Strategy, which delineates the objectives and priorities steering the safety agency’s national research agenda. Safe Work Australi ...
WorkSafe initiates legal charges following fatal incident involving balcony fall during renovation(Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a landscaping firm following the death of a man who fell from the balcony of a Melbourne home that was in the process of being renovated.The workplace safety regula ...
SafeWork invites women involved in agriculture in Wagga to engage their creative talents(Post)SafeWork NSW is holding a free 'Chat and Create' event in Wagga this week, aimed at women in the agricultural sector. The safety regulator says this initiative provides an opportunity for women to co ...
Border blitz prioritises mental well-being and falls prevention(Post)A recent safety blitz conducted by WorkSafe and SafeWork along the NSW/Victoria border has revealed potential fall hazards and emphasised the importance of addressing mental health risks in construct ...
New Zealand forestry company to pay over $500k after fatal workplace incident(Post)A New Zealand forestry company has been fined a total of $536,000 following a fatal workplace incident near Wairoa two years ago.The man was repairing a harvester head when he was crushed in November ...
WorkSafe investigation into fatal Tasmania jumping castle incident still ongoing(Post)A WorkSafe Tasmania investigation into the deaths of six children at a primary school in Devonport is continuing.The children died after a strong wind lifted a jumping castle into the air in December ...
