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Near miss incident underscores the risks posed by unsecured lifting jibs(Post)
The potential hazards associated with the use of unsecured lifting jibs on forklifts have been brought to attention following a recent near miss incident in South Australia.According to SafeWork SA, ...
Transport company sentenced over truckie death at Yarraville depot(Post)A transport company has been fined $320,000 for workplace health and safety offences after a truck driver was killed by a B-double nearly three years ago.The truck driver was standing on a pile of wo ...
Nominations open for annual WorkSafe Victoria Awards(Post)Entries are now open for the 2022 WorkSafe Victoria Awards.The awards honour businesses and individuals who make workplace health and safety a priority and injured workers who overcame obstacles on t ...
WorkSafe NZ accepts enforceable undertakings from two construction companies(Post)Two construction companies have escaped prosecution after WorkSafe NZ accepted their enforceable undertakings following the death of a cyclist in October 2019.The cyclist died after being struck by a ...
WorkSafe begins accepting nominations for 2025 WHS Excellence Awards(Post)Nominations are currently being accepted for this year’s Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards, which honor and recognise outstanding health and safety efforts in workplaces throughout West ...
SafeWork SA cautions employers following heatwave alert(Post)SafeWork SA has recently urged employers to activate their hot weather policy or implement necessary precautions to protect workers from heat-related risks.Temperatures were expected to reach 37 degr ...
SA bans uncontrolled cutting of engineered stone(Post)Tough new regulations banning the uncontrolled processing of engineered stone products are now in effect in South Australia.The new regulations require businesses working with engineered stone to put ...
WorkSafe NZ probing fatal farm vehicle incidents(Post)Four fatal incidents involving farm vehicles within one month is a reminder to New Zealand farm workers to prioritise health and safety. New Zealand’s workplace health and safety watchdog, WorkSafe s ...
Melbourne restaurant fined $40,000 after worker sustains injury while using dough mixer(Post)A fine of $40,000 has been imposed on a Melbourne eatery after an employee sustained injuries from a dough mixer machine, which was subsequently operated in violation of directives from WorkSafe insp ...
WorkSafe to visit workplaces during national safe work month (Post)WorkSafe Victoria will visit workplaces across the State during this year’s National Safe Work Month to raise awareness of workplace health and safety.Workplace mental health, hazardous manual tasks, ...
Safe Work NSW urged to ramp up workplace inspections(Post)New South Wales Work Health and Safety Minister Sophie Cotsis calls on the state’s workplace health and safety regulator to step up efforts to protect workers amid a rise in injuries and fatalities.
