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Culture is What you Decide to Walk Past
Safety
Wednesday December 13 2023

Culture is What you Decide to Walk Past

Culture has many meanings and connotations to different people, so for the context of this article - culture is a system of learned and shared beliefs, language,...

A Fresh Look at PPE Selection.
Safety
Monday October 9 2023

A Fresh Look at PPE Selection.

With so much happening in the safety space, WAHA has decided to take the opportunity to step back and have a fresh look at today’s fall...

Safety Regulators Set Sights on Silicosis and Falls from Height
Safety
Thursday August 24 2023

Safety Regulators Set Sights on Silicosis and Falls from Height

Regulators of workplace health and safety in New South Wales and Victoria have set their sights on practices involving working at height as well as exposure...

Builder fined for Appalling Safety Breach
Safety
Monday March 6 2023

Builder fined for Appalling Safety Breach

A head contractor and subcontractor in New South Wales have been fined for an appalling safety breach which saw two workers fall four meters onto concrete...

Australia Moves Closer to Banning Engineered Stone
Safety
Thursday March 2 2023

Australia Moves Closer to Banning Engineered Stone

Australia has moved closer to a likely ban on high silica content engineered stone products, with the nation’s regulator for workplace safety being charged with examining...

Australia First Technology to be Deployed in Huge Sydney Rail Project
Public
Monday January 16 2023

Australia First Technology to be Deployed in Huge Sydney Rail Project

A technology which has been used overseas to improve the safety and accessibility of train stations is set to be deployed in Australia for the first...

Is Your Confined Rescue Plan Up to Scratch?
Safety
Monday November 21 2022

Is Your Confined Rescue Plan Up to Scratch?

It is still a common, albeit not acceptable, occurrence to walk into a workplace within Australia and review a confined space entry permit, only to find...

Does the ‘Construction Industry Culture Standard’ cut it?
Safety
Tuesday November 15 2022

Does the ‘Construction Industry Culture Standard’ cut it?

‘The Construction Industry Culture Standard seeks to support a construction industry where everyone has a place and feels valued. This is consistent with the principles of...

Queensland Forces Employers to Manage Workplace Mental Health and Silica Dust Risks
Safety
Tuesday November 15 2022

Queensland Forces Employers to Manage Workplace Mental Health and Silica Dust Risks

Employers in Queensland will need to take proactive steps to manage psychological risks to which workers may be exposed from April next year.

Mining
7 May, 2020
Five miners burned in underground blast

Four mine workers are fighting for life and a fifth is in a serious condition after an underground blast at a Queensland coal mine.

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Residential
24 Feb, 2020
Sydney teens hurt in scaffolding collapse

Several teenagers have suffered minor injuries after scaffolding collapsed during a photoshoot at a school in Sydney's southwest.

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Residential
21 Jan, 2020
WA shock safety campaign delay questioned

The mother of a girl who was left severely brain-damaged from an electric shock at state-owned housing in Perth has welcomed a public safety campaign but...

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Mining
14 Jan, 2020
Qld mining death eighth in two years

WHAT HAPPENED?

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Safety
29 Nov, 2019
Worker dies after Sydney pipe bursts

A worker has died in hospital after being struck in the head by a burst pressurised water pipe at a central Sydney worksite.

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Business
13 Nov, 2019
Worker injured in Melbourne crane fall

A man has been rescued from a crane at a Melbourne construction site after falling two metres and suffering head and back injuries.

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Safety
6 Sep, 2019
Safety body for Qld workers after deaths

A new independent safety body for Queensland resource workers would be established under a bill introduced to state parliament. 

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Safety
14 Aug, 2019
Vic tradie convicted over WorkSafe assault

A tradie has been convicted for assaulting and spitting on a safety inspector who randomly came across an unsafe Melbourne construction site

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Mining
11 Jul, 2019
Safety push aims to cut Qld mine deaths

The offence of industrial manslaughter may soon be applied to Queensland's mining industry after a spate of deaths.

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