Get to know the staff joining the Safe Industries Australia Team.
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Quad bikes continue to be the biggest killer on Australian farms with roll over being the leading cause of death. Five families in NSW have lost a loved one from a quad bike roll over since 2020 alone. There have been over 280 quad bike fatalities in Australia since 2001.
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WorkSafe reminds businesses that no staff members should operate machinery such as cranes, without direct supervision and appropriate training.
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Elevating work platforms (EWPs) present a variety of risks to workers. EWPs are powered mobile plant, designed to lift and lower workers or equipment in the workplace.
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An employee with 17 years of industry experience has died in intensive care after installing carpet in a building with a potent, solvent-based adhesive. As a result, WorkSafe opened an investigation on the flooring company where the employee worked.
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Workplace sexual harassment is prevalent and pervasive, it can occur in every industry, in every location and at every level, in Australian workplaces.
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All employers are required to alleviate where possible, otherwise minimise the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace. However, most employers do not need to make vaccination mandatory to comply with the model WHS laws.
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A roofing truss manufacturer must pay a $40,000 fine, as well as $6,683 in costs, for the lack of fall protection at a building site.
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Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral composed of microscopic fibres. When disturbed in its natural form or in an asbestos-containing product, these fibres become airborne and easy to inhale.
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Under Work Health and Safety laws employers are required to eliminate or minimise health and safety risks in the workplace so far as reasonably practicable.
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Safe Work Australia have published a new guide on the storage of flammable liquids. The guide is tailored for small to medium-sized businesses and developed with Work Health and Safety regulators.
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Following the recent death of a 58-year-old worker, The Queensland District Court has found a company guilty of industrial manslaughter in the case of R v Brisbane Auto Recycling Pty Ltd & Odds (2020) QDC 113.
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The National Farmers Federation reports that 58% of quad bike deaths result from rollover, and there are over 650 hospitalisations as a result of quad bike accidents.
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It is essential that employers consider which employees in their workplace are vulnerable. Recent sentencing hearing of a concrete pump contractor highlights the importance of inducting new or inexperienced employees.
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