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New minimum training standard for elevating work platforms in SA  5/18/2017
New minimum training standard for elevating work platforms in SA
South Australia has introduced a new minimum standard of training to reduce the risk of injuries and fatalities for workers using elevating work platforms.
Report shows serious workers' compensation claims continue to fall  5/11/2017
Report shows serious workers' compensation claims continue to fall
The Australian Workers’ Compensation Statistics 2014-15 report provides detailed workers’ compensation statistics, including preliminary claim data for 2014-15 and an analysis of ...
$250,000 fine for manufacturing business after work experience injury  4/13/2017
$250,000 fine for manufacturing business after work experience injury
A Coffs Harbour manufacturing business has been fined $250,000 after a 17 year old work experience student was injured in August 2014.
New campaign to improve workplace safety: SafeWork NSW  3/2/2017
New campaign to improve workplace safety: SafeWork NSW
SafeWork NSW has launched a new $3.2 million campaign aimed at making NSW the safest state to work in Australia.
Alternatives to making stairs in your workplace safer  2/9/2017
Alternatives to making stairs in your workplace safer
Accidents while using stairs are no laughing matter. And, considering that these normally occur from an altitude above your workplace, damage and injury is certainly be cause for ...
Engineering business fined $225,000 over worker's death  1/19/2017
Engineering business fined $225,000 over worker's death
A mechanical and engineering business has been fined $225,000 over the death of a worker at its Cobar workshop in 2014.
Vic workplaces urged to do more after horror 2016  1/12/2017
Vic workplaces urged to do more after horror 2016
Victorian workplaces must do more in 2017 to prioritise safety following a horror year in which 26 people lost their lives at work.
ACT and NSW join forces to improve construction industry safety  12/15/2016
ACT and NSW join forces to improve construction industry safety
A new project to improve safety in the construction industry on either side of the NSW/ACT border was launched by WorkSafe ACT and SafeWork NSW recently.
Managing risks of naturally occurring asbestos safely in regional NSW  12/1/2016
Managing risks of naturally occurring asbestos safely in regional NSW
The NSW Heads of Asbestos Coordination Authorities (HACA) recently launched a new educational video for people living and working in regional areas about the risks of naturally ...
What is a Work Related Muscular Skeletal Disorder (WMSD)?  11/20/2016
What is a Work Related Muscular Skeletal Disorder (WMSD)?
Work related muscular skeletal disorder is an umbrella term that describes a wide range of injuries sustained by workers. Reducing the likelihood of these conditions is paramount ...
Avoid the pitfalls of workplace functions  11/17/2016
Avoid the pitfalls of workplace functions
As many businesses and employees throughout NSW prepare to hold end of year celebrations, NSW Fair Trading and SafeWork NSW have come together to warn workers to be aware of their ...
Young workers vulnerable to workplace injuries  11/17/2016
Young workers vulnerable to workplace injuries
Young workers are particularly vulnerable to workplace injuries and employers should prioritise safety discussions and training to reduce their risk of injury.
How much are muscular skeletal injuries costing you?  11/9/2016
How much are muscular skeletal injuries costing you?
Worker injuries from overexertion and repetitive task movement impose heavy costs on companies and their employees. Incorporating the zero G technology in your work methods helps ...
Metal fabrication company fined after student partially blinded  10/26/2016
Metal fabrication company fined after student partially blinded
A Hunter Valley metal fabrication business has been fined $240,000 on appeal after a 15 year old work experience student suffered partial blindness from welding without eye protection. ...
Australian PMI®: manufacturing stabilises in September  10/6/2016
Australian PMI®: manufacturing stabilises in September
After a sharp drop in August, the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) regained 2.9 points to record a broadly stable 49.8 in ...
October is National Safe Work Month - time to get talking  10/6/2016
October is National Safe Work Month - time to get talking
CEO of Safe Work Australia, Michelle Baxter, has recently launched 2016 National Safe Work Month in a video message that appeals to workers to save lives by having a conversation, ...
$25,000 back-pay for apprentice floor layer  9/29/2016
$25,000 back-pay for apprentice floor layer
A western Sydney commercial flooring company has reimbursed an apprentice floor layer almost $25,000 after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found he had been underpaid ...
Safe Work Au announces evaluation of 644 workplace exposure standards  9/29/2016
Safe Work Au announces evaluation of 644 workplace exposure standards
Safe Work Australia has announced it will evaluate the workplace exposure standards for more than 600 chemicals to ensure worker health and safety in Australia is comparable with ...
How to deal with conflict on the factory floor  9/22/2016
How to deal with conflict on the factory floor
What causes workplace conflict? Well, in its broadest sense, human nature.
Essential Energy fined $300,000 over worker death  9/15/2016
Essential Energy fined $300,000 over worker death
Essential Energy has been convicted and fined $300,000 following the death of an electrical worker at Bulahdelah in September 2013.
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