We’ve all experienced it – when someone makes an observation that encapsulates what we felt we knew all along but had yet to (at least so eloquently) articulate, or that would, so we charitably tell ourselves, have been obvious to us had we given the matter any thought.
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The Queensland Government has launched a new safety campaign geared towards improving the state’s safety outcomes for industries including construction, manufacturing, health care, and social assistance. Everyone has a responsibility to provide a safe place of work; getting it wrong can have severe emotional, physical, mental, and financial impacts on workers and industry. In 2023,
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New statistics have shown Western Australian workers have a much lower chance of being fatally injured at work in 2024 than they did 34 years ago.
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SafeWork NSW is pleased to announce the graduation of 35 SafeWork Inspectors from the New Inspector Training Program, who are set to play a vital role in ensuring the safety of workers on job sites across the state.
SafeWork NSW welcomes 35 new inspectors Read More »
One of Australia’s biggest and oldest battery manufacturers has been ordered to review its five most dangerous manual tasks after a worker lost a finger in a horror accident.
Battery factory told to improve safety Read More »
The nail gun was fired by a colleague, penetrating the 16-year-old’s skull and brain.
Teenager injured as nail penetrates his skull Read More »
A safe and healthy workplace is essential to maintain the physical and mental wellbeing of all workers.
When it comes to examples of healthy workplaces, it is hard to look past global tech giant Google with its free food, in-house masseurs, nap pods and games rooms.
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NT WorkSafe has issued a safety alert after four workers were injured in four separate angle grinder incidents within a five-week period. In the first incident, a young apprentice boilermaker was using an angle grinder to cut plates off a bumper bar when the grinder kicked back into his hand and the cutting disc broke.
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Although some people might expect very dangerous jobs to be associated with the highest incidence of workplace accidents, a new study finds that accidents are actually most likely to occur within moderately dangerous work environments.
Research Finds Moderately Dangerous Workplaces Most Prone to Accidents Read More »
A Melbourne manufacturer has been slugged with a $600,000 fine over the death of a young apprentice, who suffocated in a tanker just 10 days after starting a work placement.
Transport company fined $600k Read More »
The party has promised to review and update the current laws, which were last reviewed in 2001. The aim is to make sure that the laws are up to date and fit for purpose and has said that they mean to make changes to the way WHS laws are enforced in Australia.
Labor has WHS law changes high on their agenda. Read More »
Just how common are amputations in Australia? They’re actually more common than you might think. Amputees represent 1 in every 1,000 individuals in Australia, and about 1 lower limb amputation is performed somewhere in the country every hour.
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WorkSafe ACT is investigating a serious safety incident at the Groovin the Moo festival on Sunday 24 April in which a worker fell from a height greater than five metres and suffered significant but non-life-threatening injuries.
WorkSafe ACT investigates worker’s fall at Groovin the Moo Read More »
In recent weeks, WorkSafe ACT has been noticeably busier than usual. Prohibition notices and improvement notices have been issued to schools, play centres and the Territory’s secure mental health unit, Dhulwa.
Parts of a crane have caused damage to luxury Main Beach tower PEARL, being developed by Raptis Group.
Workers ‘very lucky’ after crane parts crush luxury Gold Coast tower Pearl Main Beach Read More »
