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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 ...
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 mining sector to derive lessons from newly released animation and CCTV recordings of crane incident(Post)A mining firm has recently released a video, supported by Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ), to raise awareness in the industry about a common and risky problem. The video illustrates a ...
New model Code of Practice on addressing workplace fatigue risk released(Post)Safe Work Australia has published a new model Code of Practice offering practical advice to employers on managing health and safety risks linked to workplace fatigue. Safe Work Australia says employ ...
Annual remembrance service honours 1,509 miners who have died on the job(Post)Miners who lost their lives while working in Queensland were honoured in a ceremony on Thursday as part of Miners Memorial Day. The occasion commemorates the anniversary of the most catastrophic mini ...
