Industry News
Traffic controller fatally crushed in workplace incident
A 64-year-old man has died in Victoria while unloading gravel from a truck trailer. This brings the workplace fatality toll to 23 for 2022, six fewer than at the same time last year. [ + ]
WA launches Mine Safety Management System code of practice
WorkSafe WA has launched the Mine Safety Management System code of practice as a central component of the risk management framework for mine sites. [ + ]
ETU raises safety concerns over Sydney Metro project
The ETU has called for SafeWork NSW to investigate the Sydney Metro project, after an escalator collapsed and a worker was injured in two separate incidents. [ + ]
WorkSafe WA investigates worker death
WorkSafe WA is investigating the work-related death of a man who was reportedly caught in a conveyor belt while working in a North Coogee salt refinery. [ + ]
Road tanker manufacturer fined $600,000 over suffocation death
A road tanker manufacturer has been convicted and fined after an apprentice died of asphyxiation while working inside a tanker at its Cranbourne West factory. [ + ]
Union condemns extent of sexual harassment in mining sector
The AWU has condemned the mining sector's inaction on sexual violence, after a WA parliamentary inquiry revealed that sexual assault is endemic in the industry. [ + ]
Report into sexual harassment in mining "shocking"
The WA Parliamentary Inquiry found that women accounted for 74% of mining workers who reported sexual harassment at work. [ + ]
Queensland extends consultation for quad bike safety laws
The Queensland Government has extended consultation on proposed new laws to improve safety for people operating quad bikes in a workplace until 31 August. [ + ]
Death sparks warning over filling scuba dive cylinders
WorkSafe Victoria has issued a prohibition notice to an East Gippsland dive shop after unsafe levels of carbon monoxide were found in its scuba diving cylinders. [ + ]
Qld announces range of events to celebrate Safe Work Month
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has announced a range of events that will take place in the lead up to Safe Work Month in October. [ + ]
Fall from height prompts safety alert
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued a safety alert after a worker was seriously injured when he fell 3.5 metres from a ceiling panel. [ + ]
Safety alert issued after worker struck by hay bale
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued a safety alert for the agricultural industry after a worker was seriously injured when he was struck by a hay bale. [ + ]
Qld issues safety warning after worker's hand partially amputated by saw
A safety alert has been issued following an incident in which a worker suffered a partial amputation of his hand after it contacted a moving saw blade. [ + ]
Nominations open for 2022 WorkSafe Awards
Nominations for the 2022 WorkSafe Awards are now open, with individuals and businesses striving to improve workplace health and safety encouraged to enter. [ + ]
NT workers reminded to renew WorkSafe-issued licences
NT WorkSafe has reminded workers not to let their licences expire, after a recent increase in workers trying to renew licences that had been expired for months. [ + ]
