Leading causes of traumatic injury fatalities
The most common mechanism of incident for worker fatalities over the past 10 years (2013 to 2022) was 'vehicle incidents' (38% of all traumatic injury fatalities). This was followed by…
Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2023-2033
Downloads Download PDF - 385.61 KB The Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2023-2033 sets an ambitious vision for WHS outcomes in Australia. The context in which this Strategy was developed is fundamentally different to…
Get ready to host a SafeTea event this National Safe Work Month!
Want to participate in National Safe Work Month this October? Host a SafeTea talk. Gather your team, get together and have a conversation about work health and safety (WHS) with…
$852,754 enforceable undertaking for fatal truck incident
building product company recently entered into an enforceable undertaking with a total expenditure of $852,754 over an incident in which a forklift fatally injured a worker. On 1 February 2021,…
Takeaway business fined $75,000 after hair caught in rotisserie
A fast food business in Victoria has been convicted and fined $75,000 after a worker’s ponytail was caught in an unguarded rotisserie machine at a store in Plenty. Souvlaki GR…
$40,000 fine issued after worker injured due to lack of fall protection
A steel fabrication and installation company in Victoria has been convicted and fined $40,000 after continuing to put workers at risk on a Geelong construction site, even after a worker…
Roofing and cladding business fined over unlicensed asbestos removal
A roofing and cladding contractor in South Australia has been prosecuted and fined over the illegal and unlicensed removal of asbestos from a family home on the Fleurieu Peninsula. The…
Regulator to conduct asbestos management compliance audits
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland inspectors will begin auditing businesses operating from buildings constructed before 1990 and those likely containing asbestos to ensure compliance with asbestos regulations. The audit, which…
Snap inspections and fines warning for engineered stone ban
SafeWork SA recently announced that it will conduct snap inspections of stone businesses to ensure compliance with the new ban on engineered stone. Under the ban, which prohibits the manufacture,…
New requirements for WorkSafe Victoria incident notifications
WorkSafe Victoria recently announced that employers and those responsible for prescribed equipment used outside of workplaces must notify the regulators of certain incidents involving a broader range of machinery. Importantly,…
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