Two companies involved with the development of the Gawler Rail Electrification Project in Adelaide’s north have agreed to spend more than $480,000 on safety improvements following an incident in which…

NT WorkSafe has issued a safety alert highlighting the risk of serious injury or death when using a forklift, especially when exclusion zones are not maintained around operating forklifts. The…

Work Health and Safety Ministers have agreed to an immediate reduction to the workplace exposure standard for welding fumes (not otherwise classified) has been reduced from an 8-hour time weighted…

Safe Work Australia has published a new model code of practice which is designed to help persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) meet their WHS duties by providing guidance…

Same-level falls in the workplace are set to rise amid rapid growth in the numbers of older female employees in the workforce, according to recent research. It found that although…

SafeWork NSW recently issued a reminder to employers about the dangers of taking children to workplaces such as construction sites, following an incident in which a teenage boy was seriously…

There is no evidence that individual-level mental health interventions such as mindfulness, resilience and stress management, relaxation classes, and wellbeing apps improve workplace wellbeing, according to recent research. Instead, deeper…

Download DOCX - 673.24 KB Download PDF - 828.9 KB Developing a return to work plan in collaboration with an injured or ill worker is one of the best ways…

Safe Work Australia has updated the model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of plant in the workplace to include guidance on vehicle roll-aways and safe immobilisation. Vehicle roll-aways –…

Tradespeople and property managers have been urged by Australia’s Asbestos Education Committee to respect the dangers of asbestos and to stop playing “renovation roulette” with asbestos. “With one-in-three homes containing…