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WorkSafe New Zealand seeks to hire WHS inspectors(Post)
WorkSafe New Zealand has initiated its first round of hiring for health and safety inspectors for 2025 and the safety watchdog says it is eager to connect with anyone interested in contributing to s ...
WorkSafe probing violations of asbestos laws on demolition sites(Post)WorkSafe ACT is probing eight Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) for possible violations of the Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation due to their failure to properly identify an ...
Comcare prosecutes transport firm for workplace injuries(Post)A national transportation firm is facing charges for contravening Commonwealth Work Health and Safety legislation due to an incident that left two workers injured in South Australia.Subsequent to a C ...
Government supports the prohibition on engineered stone imports(Post)The NSW government has expressed its support for the prohibition on the importation of engineered stone products, effective from 1 January 2025, in order to safeguard the health and safety of workers ...
WorkSafe finalises decisions pertaining to organisational restructuring(Post)WorkSafe New Zealand is implementing organisational changes to advance its strategic objectives.The safety regulator has announced an enhancement of its frontline services, which entails an annual in ...
SafeWork SA blitz aims to confirm adherence to the prohibition on engineered stone(Post)SafeWork SA has planned unannounced inspections of stone businesses to guarantee adherence to the recent ban on engineered stone, as substantial new fines are now applicable.The ban, effective from 1 ...
Tasmania officially enacts ban on engineered stone(Post)The production, distribution and processing of engineered stone benchtops is currently prohibited in Tasmania.Minister for Consumer Affairs, Madeleine Ogilvie, emphasised the importance of protecting ...
Spike in unreported workplace incidents prompts SafeWork warning(Post)SafeWork has warned businesses they face fines of up to $50,000 and possible prosecution if they fail to report workplace incidents following a surge in unreported incidents.So far this year, the saf ...
New Zealand company fined $500,000 over ‘wholly avoidable’ workplace death (Post)A company has been sentenced for safety breaches in New Zealand following the death of a worker in February 2020.The worker was trying to free a ‘jammed carton in a blast freezer’ when a frame fell o ...
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, ...
