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NT WorkSafe issues GHS 7 implementation reminder(Post)
NT WorkSafe reminds businesses that manufacture or import hazardous chemicals that the two-year transition period from the 3rd revised edition of the GHS (GHS 3) to the 7th revised edition of the GHS ...
Victorian government enhances workplace safety through increased funding(Post)The Victorian Government has announced it will allocate $13.7 million in 2026/27 to ensure worker safety, increase workplace injury prevention efforts, and provide improved support for individuals r ...
WorkSafe data shows Transport and Agriculture are NZ'S deadliest industries (Post)Preliminary data from WorkSafe New Zealand shows that as of 4 November 2022, 37 workers have died from workplace incidents this year. Transport, Postal and Warehousing and Agriculture are the most da ...
Sliding gate falls on Northern Territory worker(Post)A NT worker was seriously injured after a sliding gate fell on him late last month.The worker was closing the nine-metre-wide gate manually sliding it when the incident occurred.NT WorkSafe said init ...
WorkSafe New Zealand seeks to hire WHS inspectors(Post)WorkSafe New Zealand has initiated its first round of hiring for health and safety inspectors for 2025 and the safety watchdog says it is eager to connect with anyone interested in contributing to s ...
Government supports the prohibition on engineered stone imports(Post)The NSW government has expressed its support for the prohibition on the importation of engineered stone products, effective from 1 January 2025, in order to safeguard the health and safety of workers ...
Charges filed after forklift strikes employee at VIC cured meats facility(Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a cured meats manufacturer following a serious incident in which a worker was injured after being hit by a reversing forklift at the company's warehouse i ...
Most quad bikes comply with national safety standards - ACCC(Post)The Australian Composition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says that 94 per cent of new quad bikes meet Australian safety standards, more than a year after the new legislation came into force."It's en ...
Joint border inspection program targets fall risks(Post)WorkSafe ACT inspectors have joined forces with their NSW counterparts to conduct operations across the border to ensure workplaces are following health and safety rules.Acting WHS Regional SafeWork ...
Work-related fatalities rise over previous year, Safe Work Australia figures show(Post)Latest Safe Work Australia data shows 52 Australian workers have been killed at work so far this year, eight more than at the same time last year.Transport, postal & warehousing industry leads wi ...
Riverland company fined for hand crush(Post)A South Australian manufacturing company has been hit with a $60,000 fine after a worker suffered a serious hand injury in a workplace incident.The worker was injured while working with a welding mac ...
