Record funding will be invested into enhancing safety and well-being in NSW workplaces, improving the physical and mental health of all workers in the state as part of the 2020-21 NSW Budget.
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Safe Work Australia (SWA) has published a snapshot of coronavirus (COVID-19) related workers compensation claims data, up to 31 July 2020. Collected from the relevant Commonwealth, state and territory workers compensation authorities, the data reveals that 533 workers compensation claims related to COVID-19 were lodged in Australia.
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A family run bakery is facing a possible $396k fine after an employee was maimed in a workplace accident. But the victim told a court it was his manager’s unsympathetic words after the incident that cut deep.
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A Wollongong building was evacuated after a crane reportedly collapsed on Friday.
Investigations continue after crane collapses at Wollongong Read More »
A manufacturing company has been fined $1.5million dollars after one of its robots crushed a worker to death and killed her. Ajin USA admitted violating the Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) Act at a court hearing Monday, and was hit with the charge over the death of 20 year-old Regina Elsea.
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A man has been killed in a workplace accident at a strawberry farm in Bullsbrook, north-east of Perth.
Worker killed in tractor accident at Pick Your Own Strawberry Farm Read More »
A Perth waste recycling company has been heavily fined for gross negligence after a labour hire worker’s arm was amputated at the shoulder when he was dragged between a conveyer belt and roller.
WA waste company fined over arm amputation Read More »
A Sydney pasta maker has been fined after a safety system on a mixer mincer was intentionally bypassed before the machine snapped a worker’s arm.
Faulty mincer breaks worker’s forearm Read More »
The convenience of home-delivered takeaway food is something that many people have come to take for granted but we need to stop and consider the inherent risks for the bicycle riders involved.
Food delivery riders deserve better rights at work Read More »
Dodgy employers are taking advantage of migrant workers, claiming they are not employees and cannot make workers’ compensation claims, to avoid admitting responsibility for their injuries.
Injured migrant workers told they aren’t employees Read More »
WorkSafe Victoria will examine if employees of Ambulance Victoria are at risk after widespread claims of bullying, sexual harassment and abuse within the service.
WorkSafe will examine Ambulance Victoria bullying and harassment Read More »
A man has been rescued after falling about six metres down a hole at a worksite in Woolloongabba.
Worker falls six metres at Brisbane worksite Read More »
WorkSafe ‘must use’ its prosecutorial powers against key Andrews government figures
Will WorkSafe Vic do its job? Read More »
Barry James Willis, 58, was loading tyres at Brisbane Auto Recycling at Rocklea on May 17, 2019, when he was hit by the reversing forklift and critically injured.
Forklift driver cleared in worker’s death Read More »
Australia’s largest meat processing company has been fined $150,000 over a workplace incident that left a Tasmanian worker with burns to the lower half of his body and ongoing psychological impacts.
Meat processing company fined Read More »
