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New WHS Code of Practice seeks to eliminate sexual harassment in Commonwealth workplaces(Post)
The Australian Government has ratified a new code of practice to assist employers and employees in mitigating and responding to incidents of sexual and gender-based harassment in Commonwealth w ...
WorkSafe launches new infographics highlighting psychosocial hazards in high-risk industries(Post)WorkSafe has created infographics addressing psychosocial risks prevalent in high-risk industries such as construction, manufacturing, forestry and agriculture, in addition to those risks impacting ...
Annual Safe Work and Return to Work Award winners announced(Post)Winners of the 2022 Safe Work and Return to Work Award have been revealed. The 13 winners received their awards at an event attended by Queensland Safety Ambassador Shane Webcke in Brisbane.Industria ...
Finalists revealed for Queensland’s 2023 Work Well Awards(Post)Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has announced the finalists for this year’s Work Well Awards.The awards recognise those who go the extra mile to promote workplace health and safety in Queensla ...
NSW company charged in fatal scaffolding collapse enters guilty plea(Post)A NSW scaffolding company has pleaded guilty to work safety breaches that killed a worker and seriously injured another more than three years ago. The man died from injuries sustained in a scaf ...
Northland company fined after worker loses part of finger in unguarded pressing machine(Post)A Northland company has been fined for safety failings after a worker lost part of his finger in a workplace incident in June 2021.On Thursday, the Whangārei District Court ordered the company to pay ...
Thursday 8th April 2021(Post)Worker crushed when dismounting from moving tractor. The Bowen Magistrates Court has fined a North Queensland produce company after one of their workers died in a workplace incident. The 37-year ...
NSW Resources Regulator publishes Fact Sheet on safeguarding workers from respirable crystalline silica exposure(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator has published a fact sheet focused on the prevention of worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica.According to the Resources Regulator, amendments to the Work ...
Vic business fined after tank container fire(Post)A Victorian industrial equipment supplier has been fined $41,500 for safety breaches following a tank container fire at Derrimut in 2019.The company was sentenced in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court ...
Builder faces charges related to fall hazards at Melbourne construction site(Post)A construction company has been charged by WorkSafe for noncompliance with safety standards in the workplace. The company is facing three counts under section 21(1) of the Occupational Health and Sa ...
WorkSafe encourages Victorians to explore engineered stone options(Post)Victoria’s workplace health and safety regulator says the State will maintain its commitment to prioritising worker safety when a nationwide ban on using engineered stone is implemented.According to ...
