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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 ...
WorkSafe WA opens registration for Safe Work Month 2022(Post)WorkSafe WA is encouraging workers, employers and safety professionals to register for Safe Work Month 2022.October is National Safe Work Month, and WorkSafe encourages businesses to think of how the ...
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 ...
Alice Springs arborist facing charges after wood chipper injures worker(Post)An Alice Springs arborist has been charged after a worker was seriously injured by a wood chipper in November 2022.According to NT WorkSafe, workers were feeding tree branches into a wood chipper whe ...
Contractor avoids court over Sydney workplace incident(Post)The federal work health and safety regulator, Comcare has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a contractor after a worker was injured in a fall more than three years ago. The contractor was char ...
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 ...
