Tag Archives: worksafe

Tag Archives: worksafe

09/09

Worksafe investigating Victoria industrial incident

WorkSafe is investigating after a man was killed in an industrial incident, about 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, Thursday morning. It is understood the man was operating a crane when he was fatally injured. Shortly after 7.00am Thursday, emergency services were alerted to a fatal incident at the Kane Road steel company. They found the…
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18/08

Workplace mental and physical health under the spotlight

It is estimated that untreated mental health conditions cost Australian workplaces approximately $10.9 billion per year, comprising of $4.7 billion in absenteeism, $6.1 billion in presenteeism and $145 million in compensation claims. Business owners and organisational leaders play a critical role in driving practices that promote mental health in the workplace. The workplace has been…
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18/08

Health and safety attitudes lag behind law change

WorkSafe believes it will take years to completely transform the country's attitude towards health and safety, three months after sweeping changes to the law were rolled out. On average, one person every week dies at work and many more from work-related sickness. The youngest workplace death this year was in March when a three-year-old boy…
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