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Implementing an Emergency Response Plan in the Workplace(Post)
In emergencies, the response's speed and accuracy depend highly on the actions taken in the first moments. To minimise harm, employers must warn employees to evacuate, take shelter or go into lockdow ...
Engineered Stone Ban to Protect Workers from Silica Dust Exposure: The Global Milestone(Post)Australia has banned the use, supply, and manufacture of engineered stone due to the release of fine silica dust that can cause deadly diseases and cancers when cut. State and federal workplace minis ...
Waste management firm avoids legal action after Comcare approves WHS Undertaking(Post)A waste management company will dedicate over $900,000 to implement safety measures across its operations nationwide following a serious injury incident involving a worker in Canberra. The firm has ...
NSW Government intends to transform SafeWork into an independent regulatory body(Post)The NSW Government has affirmed its dedication to ensuring that workers benefit from strong legal protections and an effective regulatory oversight by presenting a bill to the State Parliament that ...
WorkSafe Awards winners will be announced next month(Post)WorkSafe is set to reveal the winners of its annual workplace health and safety awards at a ceremony scheduled to take place at the Park Hyatt Melbourne on February 27.According to WorkSafe, a total ...
SafeWork SA warns workplaces against using flammable liquids to ignite fires(Post)The safety regulator says a recent incident that left a farm worker nursing serious burn injuries prompted the safety warning.According to SafeWork SA, the man who was burning large stockpiles ...
Victorian building regulator charged over suicide death (Post)WorkSafe Victoria announced on Thursday it has filed charges against the state’s building regulator following the death of one of its employees.The safety agency has accused the regulator of breachin ...
Fatal fall results in $390,000 fine for Victorian building firm(Post)A Victorian building company has been fined $390,000 after a worker fell to his death at a construction site in Melbourne.The company had earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of violating workplace s ...
Adelaide crane collapse prompts $350,000 enforceable undertaking(Post)SafeWork SA has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a crane hire company after one of its cranes collapsed on a building site in Adelaide in February 2021.No one was injured during the incident, ...
Reminder to stay safe at NSW farms this festive season(Post)Safe Work NSW reminds people visiting rural properties during the festive season that farms are workplaces, urging them to make safety a priority. Acting Head of SafeWork NSW John Tansey said everyon ...
SafeWork SA cancels class A asbestos removal licence(Post)A South Australian asbestos removalist and demolition contractor has had their license cancelled due to a history of repeated contraventions.SafeWork SA accuses the contractor of creating health and ...
