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Vic power station to face trial over fire incident(Post)
A Victorian power station has been charged by the state’s safety regulator following a fire at a fuel distribution house two years ago.WorkSafe has charged the company with five breaches of the OHS A ...
WorkSafe Victoria Awards finalists named(Post)The 2022 WorkSafe Awards finalists have been revealed.The awards recognise companies and individuals for their efforts in improving workplace health and safety across the state. WorkSafe Victoria sai ...
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 ...
How to avoid burns at work(Post)Every June, Burns Awareness Month focuses on raising awareness about burn injuries and their prevention. Spearheaded by Kidsafe, Australia's foremost child injury prevention organisation, this campai ...
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 ...
Charges laid over alleged attack on nurses(Post)A Queensland health service is facing charges over claims it failed to protect its staff.The charges have been laid by the state’s Office of the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor over two incide ...
