A national waste management company is facing charges for violating federal work health and safety laws due to a fire incident that seriously injured a worker two years ago. The worker was operating machinery at the time of the incident.A single charge has been brought by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions against the company allegin…
A man has been killed in a quad bike incident in Canterbury, New Zealand.Emergency services were alerted to the incident on a property in Waimate just after 8pm on Saturday.Police confirmed that a man was found at the scene and unfortunately passed away.It is believed the man died after rolling his quad bike.Read the original article here.…
Safe Work Australia has released the Comparison of Workers’ Compensation Arrangements in Australia and New Zealand 2023 report.This report, published every two years, provides an overview of how workers' compensation schemes operate in Australia and New Zealand.Additionally, the report compares key features to highlight differences in workers' compensa…
An elderly man died in an ATV crash in South East Queensland last week.The man in his 70s lost his life following a rollover incident with his all-terrain vehicle in Witta on Monday evening.Paramedics arrived at the scene shortly after the incident, but unfortunately, the man couldn’t be saved.He was pronounced deceased at the scene.Read the origi…
A Melbourne council was recently taken to court for its failure to file a WorkCover claim for an injured employee.The council received its sentence in the Heidelberg Magistrates' Court last week after admitting guilt to a single charge of failing to submit a worker's compensation claim to WorkSafe within 10 days of receiving it.The court gave the counc…
SafeWork NSW has attended the 2024 International Day of Mourning event hosted by Unions NSW, to honour those affected by workplace incidents.The event held in Sydney served as a commemoration for workers who have lost their lives, sustained injuries, or endured illnesses as a result of incidents occurring in the workplace.Statistics from Safe Work Aust…
The Melbourne County Court has imposed a fine of $450,000 on a Dandenong South rubber manufacturer after a worker was fatally struck on the head by a machine part.The court found the company failed to meet the required standards of providing a plant that was safe and free from health risks.The worker was hit on the head by a moving component of a…
A pilot suffered severe injuries when his plane crashed at a Perth airport on Friday afternoon.Emergency services rushed to the airport at 1:15pm following reports of a small plane crashing during an emergency landing.The aircraft had only one occupant, a 73-year-old man, who was transported to Royal Perth Hospital with severe injuries.The Australian T…
Two workers were transported to hospital in a serious condition after sustaining severe burns at a mine site in outback Queensland.The miners were at a Mount Isa copper smelter when a steam vent next to their work area suddenly released.The first man, aged 26, experienced burns on 60 percent of his body from the neck downwards, while the second worker…
WorkSafe has prosecuted a company director for driving a utility vehicle with a teenage worker inside a toolbox in February 2022.The man, aged 31, is charged with a violation of section 26(1) of the Victorian OHS Act for failing to provide a safe work environment.According to WorkSafe, the 19-year-old apprentice was directed to lie down in the toolbox,…
A worker died after plummeting 20 metres from a wind tower in central Queensland on Thursday afternoon.Emergency services, including a helicopter crew, responded to the incident at a property in Lake Proserpine on the Whitsunday Coast at about 12:40pm.Paramedics said the man, aged in his 30s, suffered a fall during the collapse of a tower on a Station…
A truckie has been fatally injured after his vehicle rolled in south-western New South Wales.Emergency services rushed to the scene on Woodbury Road in Blighty following the incident on Wednesday afternoon.Police said the 67-year-old driver succumbed to his injuries at the scene.An investigation into the crash is still in progress.Originally published&…