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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 ...
Safety alert issued after NT worker falls from forklift(Post)The Northern Territory’s workplace health and safety watchdog has issued a safety alert after a worker fell over three meters from a forklift.The worker sustained fractured ribs and multiple bruises ...
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 urges workplaces to make safety a top priority when operating scissor lifts(Post)WorkSafe New Zealand is calling on businesses that operate scissor lifts to reassess their safety protocols following a tragic incident in which a worker fell from a height and lost their life d ...
NT WorkSafe lays charges after council worker nearly drowns(Post)A Northern Territory council faces more than $7 million in fines after one of its workers nearly drowned when an amphibious weed harvester tipped and capsized.Northern Territory’s workplace safety re ...
Fatal incident involving garbage truck prompts safety warning from WorkSafe Queensland(Post)A safety alert has been issued following an incident in which a Queensland mechanic was fatally injured after being trapped in the back of a rear-loading garbage truck late last year.The man had clim ...
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 ...
