-
Thursday 11th February 2021(Post)
Truck driving increases the risk of physical and mental health problems. 1 in 5 truck drivers aged under 35 years reported severe psychological distress, and 54.3% of drivers are obese according ...
Mining company avoids prosecution after NSW Resources Regulator agrees to WHS undertaking proposal(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator has approved a Work Health and Safety (WHS) enforceable undertaking from a mining company concerning a significant incident that took place in Boggabri on December 6, 2021 ...
NT WorkSafe urges employers to protect workers from extreme heat(Post)Employers across the Northern Territory are urged to protect outdoor workers from heat stress after the Bureau of Meteorology issued a heatwave warning for most parts of the Territory.According to NT ...
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 ...
Vic transport company facing charges over serious truck crashes(Post)A Vic transport company faces charges under section 32 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for unsafe work practices.WorkSafe alleges the company allowed workers to drive two milk tankers despi ...
WorkSafe Tasmania cautions about dangers of fryrock(Post)WorkSafe Tasmania has recently released a safety alert to caution shotfirers and individuals handling explosives about the dangers of flyrock.Flyrock is produced when chunks of rock are propelled awa ...
WorkSafe ACT reveals theme for 2023 Safe Work Month(Post)WorkSafe ACT has released the theme and campaign kit for this year’s Safe Work Month.The theme for 2023 is ‘Safe Work Month: it's everyone's Territory’ The regulator says it chose a local the ...
Defence faces charges over fatal crash (Post)The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has charged the department of defence with federal safety violations after two soldiers were killed in a vehicle rollover in north Queensland.The ...
NSW seeks public feedback on decades-old workplace codes of practice (Post)The NSW government invites feedback from workers and employers for five codes of practice in one of the largest reviews of the state’s workplace health and safety codes of practice.According to the S ...
Master Code of Practice open for feedback - NHVR (Post)The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is undertaking a review of the Master Code of Practice to improve heavy vehicle safety.The Master Code is a heavy vehicle code of practice registered in 20 ...
Company director ordered to pay reparations after Auckland painter dies in roof fall(Post)An Auckland businessman has been sentenced for violating workplace safety laws after a painter he had hired fell from a roof in June 2020.The Manukau District Court ordered the businessman to pay rep ...
