Purpose This alert is to highlight the significant health risks caused by exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) for workers in engineered stone benchtop manufacturing, finishing and installation industries. Workers...
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A building group has been convicted and fined $70,000, and ordered to pay $5577 in costs, after a worker received serious injuries in a fall from a two-storey house in...
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Crane owners and operators need to check a key component following the preliminary results of a WorkSafe investigation into the cause of an incident which led to the death of...
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Recently a radio presenter on ABC radio in Adelaide broke down in tears on air after receiving an abusive text message from a listener which had been sent through the...
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Workers who come to work hungover may be significantly compromising workplace safety, according to a new UK study. Researchers from the University of Bath say the effects of a big...
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Most board members are not sufficiently across the health and safety issues and risks in their business, according to barrister Maria Saraceni. Board members are generally aware of the concept...
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Truck drivers are in one of the unhealthiest and deadliest jobs in the country with a 13 times higher risk of dying at work than other Australians, a landmark study...
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New Zealand workers die from exposure to harmful substances 10 times more often than from accidents, Worksafe says. About 60 people die each year from accidents at work, but research...
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A Brisbane body corporate has been slapped with a hefty fine for a litany of building fire safety offences that exposed residents to serious risks. The Brisbane Magistrates ordered Carlisle...
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Sexual harassment remains an important point of discussion in our workplaces. The #MeToo campaign continues and the Australian Human Rights Commission will be conducting the year-long National Inquiry into Sexual...
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