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Man charged for alleged assault on WorkSafe inspector(Post)
A Victorian man has been charged for assaulting a safety inspector at a Melbourne construction site in June 2021.The man faces charges under the Victorian OHS Act for allegedly obstructing a WorkSafe ...
Man dies after a vehicle related workplace incident in Canberra’s north(Post)A man has been killed in a vehicle-related workplace incident in Taylor in Canberra’s north.The 43-year-year-old man was working on a construction site when he was pinned by the trailer of a truck.Pa ...
WorkSafe probing fatal mine incident near Wiluna(Post)WorkSafe is conducting an investigation following the death of a man in a workplace incident that occurred at a mine site in Western Australia’s Goldfields region last week. WorkSafe indicated ...
Adelaide hotel facing charges following fire incident involving worker(Post)SafeWork SA has brought charges against a hotel in Adelaide along with its managing director after a worker reportedly caught fire while re-fuelling a fireplace. Legal proceedings have been commence ...
Priority plans serve as roadmap for WorkSafe's future initiatives(Post)New Zealand’s workplace safety watchdog, WorkSafe, has released priority plans that will implement its new strategy for the next two years.The plans include industries with the greatest incidence of ...
Nominations open for this year’s WorkSafe Victoria Awards(Post)Victorians who are setting an example in promoting workplace health and safety are encouraged to participate in the 2024 WorkSafe Awards by sharing their experiences.WorkSafe is currently accepting n ...
Safe Work Australia’s 2022-23 Annual Report released (Post)Safe Work Australia has published its 2022–23 Annual Report.The report provides information about the operations of Safe Work Australia and its achievements in workplace health and safety over the pa ...
Consultation open for new asbestos guides (Post)The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency has recently launched a six-week public consultation on the new Guidelines for communicating about asbestos risk and the Communicating Asbestos Facts a ...
Friday 12th March 2021(Post)CSIRO to spend $1.5 million on safety improvements. In June 2017, an explosion occurred at a CSIRO laboratory when an experiment involving sawdust was heated at pressure using hydrogen gas in an ...
Risk Assessment 101: What it is, Why It Matters, and How to Get It Right(Post)This is the second in a four-part series on building a comprehensive workplace safety system. Understanding the Difference: Hazard vs. Risk Last week, we focused on identifying hazards, anything with ...
Safe Work Australia reveals National Safe Work Month 2024 theme and topics(Post)Safe Work Australia has announced the theme and the weekly topics for this year's National Safe Work Month.“We are pleased to share that the 2024 theme is Safety is everyone’s business,” Safe Work Au ...