10 December 2024 Builders and contractors are being urged to prioritise safety over busy workloads as they attempt to complete projects ahead of the Christmas shutdown. The warning follows 19…

12 December 2024 Improving safety by increasing the number of trained Health and Safety Representatives at work sites is a key target of a new SafeWork SA strategy. The Health and…

Home  News Update – Issue 9 – November 2024 Downloads Download PDF - 8.82 MB Read the plain text version of this issue | See other issues In this issue, we explore the…

Safe Work Australia is consulting on the proposal to reduce the workplace exposure standard (WES) for Aluminium (welding fumes) from 5mg/m³ to 1mg/m³. Consultation information Safe Work Australia engaged an independent expert…

afe Work Australia is consulting on the proposed workplace exposure limits (WEL) for 9 chemicals (benzene, chlorine, copper, formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sulphide, nitrogen dioxide respirable crystalline silica, titanium dioxide).…

Liontown Resources has partnered with Edith Cowan University on critical research into the wellbeing of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers.   The research was undertaken between March and April this year…

A boilermaker at a New South Wales coal mine was welding a handrail when he suffered an electric shock.   The NSW Resources Regulator investigated and discovered the worker had…

A new report from the New South Wales Resources Regulator has revealed an increase in reported safety incidents at large mines, but small mines are setting a trend for a…

Liontown is partnering with Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) mental awareness, respect and safety (MARS) centre on an important research project aimed at enhancing the mental health and wellbeing of fly-in,…

The New South Wales Resources Regulator has completed its investigation into a serious injury at Whitehaven Coal’s Tarrawonga mine in Boggabri.   The incident occurred in November 2022 when a…