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National Work Safe Month: NHVR highlights necessity of avoiding driving under fatigue, following concerning figures of offences recorded(Post)
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is urging heavy vehicle operators to give precedence to their work and rest obligations during this National Work Safe Month, in light of 5,257 fatigue-re ...
Comcare charges government department following serious injury to child(Post)An Australian Government department is facing charges for violating federal work health and safety regulations following a child's serious injuries at a Canberra science and technology centre two yea ...
Waste management company faces WHS charge over Sydney fire incident(Post)A national waste management company is facing charges for violating federal work health and safety laws due to a fire incident that seriously injured a worker two years ago. The worker was opera ...
WorkSafe Victoria publishes half-year results(Post)WorkSafe's half-yearly results reveal the safety agency continues to face financial difficulties.The results show during the six-month period ending in December 2023, the Performance from Insurance O ...
VIC company fined $1.3 million under workplace manslaughter laws(Post)A worker's fatal crushing at a Somerton factory has led to the first conviction under Victoria's workplace manslaughter laws.The 25-year-old employee was crushed to death by a forklift in Octobe ...
SWA releases key WHS statistics report(Post)Safe Work Australia has released the 2021 national data on workplace fatality figures and workers' compensation claims.The Key Work Health and Safety Statistics, Australia 2022 report provides nation ...
SafeWork SA audit reveals most solar panel installers work without fall protection (Post)SafeWork SA inspectors issued 102 prohibition notices and 83 improvement notices during a recent audit of rooftop solar panels, prompting the safety watchdog to launch an education campaign. The camp ...
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 ...
Queensland's resources regulator calls on operators to confirm the stability of rigs in light of recent incident(Post)Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) is emphasising the importance of rig stability to operators following a major incident. The regulatory authority reported that a well-servicing rig topp ...
New Safe Work Australia article delves into how WHS outcomes differ across the nation(Post)Safe Work Australia has released a new article examining the differences in work health and safety results across urban, regional, and remote regions of Australia According to Safe Work Australia, t ...
