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NT WorkSafe lays charges after council worker nearly drowns(Post)
A Northern Territory council faces more than $7 million in fines after one of its workers nearly drowned when an amphibious weed harvester tipped and capsized.Northern Territory’s workplace safety re ...
Port Adelaide company fined after fatal roof fall(Post)A Port Adelaide company has been fined $100,000 for breaches of workplace safety rules after a worker died following a fall through a roof in December 2019. The 51-year-old man was working on a roof ...
Poultry farm faces charges after fatal incident involving conveyor belt in Lethbridge(Post)A poultry farm operator in Lethbridge has been charged by Victoria’s workplace safety watchdog after a worker suffered a fatal injury due to being crushed by a conveyor belt in March 2023. The ...
South Australia engineering firm fined $75,000 after trench collapse causes leg injury(Post)A construction and civil engineering firm in South Australia has received a $75,000 fine following an incident in which a worker sustained a crushed leg due to a trench collapse at a building site in ...
Stricter regulations regarding crystalline silica substances now in force(Post)Amendments to the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) regulations have been published by Safe Work Australia, designed to bolster protections for employees at risk of silica dust exposure across ...
VIC companies facing charges following skid steer loader fatality(Post)WorkSafe has brought charges against two construction firms after a worker died from an incident at a Bangholme depot two years ago.The worker was struck by a skid steer loader operated by ...
Vic farmer dies after being crushed by rotating rock-picker(Post)Farmers are being reminded by WorkSafe to effectively control the risk of fatalities or severe injuries resulting from tractor attachments.The safety regulator issued the reminder after a farmer, age ...
State and Territory workplace Ministers hold talks on engineered stone(Post)State and Territory WHS Ministers met recently to discuss a potential ban on the use of engineered stone in Australia.Tasmanian Minister for Workplace Safety and Consumer Affairs, Madeleine Ogilvie s ...
NT WorkSafe ends National Safe Work Month with mock trial (Post)Northern Territory WorkSafe will hold a mock work health and safety trial this week as part of National Safe Work Month.NT WorkSafe says the mock trial is for a fictitious incident where a young work ...
Queensland’s 2023 Work Well Awards winners recognised(Post)Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has revealed the winners of this year’s Work Well Awards.The awards recognise companies and individuals who have made health and safety a priority in their work ...
Marie Boland to head Safe Work Australia (Post)Safe Work Australia has a new Chief Executive Officer after Workplace Relations Minister, Tony Burke, appointed Ms Marie Boland AO to lead the federal safety agency.Workplace Relations Minister, Tony ...
