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Return to work coordination training

Employers with a base tariff premium of more than $50,000, or employers who are self-insured, or insured with a specialised...
December 21, 2023
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How to become a Health and Safety Representative in NSW

There is a specific procedure that must be followed in order to become a Health and Safety Representative (HSR) in New South Wales...
October 14, 2023
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How to apply for an Asbestos Licence in NSW

SafeWork NSW and Service NSW now have an easier way to apply for new Asbestos Removal Licences and Demolition Licences in...
October 12, 2021
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Sun Smart Safety Tool Kit

With summer around the corner the UV index increases from the October to March period. This is particularly important for...
September 14, 2016
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Picture of the Month – Sun Safety

This painter was working on a summer day painting the facade of the house. To minimise the risk of UV...
September 14, 2016
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“Some people are plain stupid and you have a duty towards them”

On the 29 February 2012 Mr Tse, was carrying out work at private premises at Epping. By origin he comes...
June 17, 2016
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Poor Electrical Practises

These pictures were taken from a residential construction site next to a primary school. Residential construction sites are notorious for...
June 17, 2016
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NSW Government Reforms: WorkCover NSW Replaced by 3 Agencies

The NSW Government recently made an announcement regarding structural reforms to the operation and regulation of statutory insurance schemes in...
March 15, 2016
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Fatal Incident Using 9″ Grinder

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland is investigating a fatal incident that happened on Thursday 4 February 2016 in Maleny. A...
February 28, 2016
A worker bent down under the head of the conveyor, which had stopped to retrieve a parcel of meat which had fallen onto a steel rack. Suddenly the conveyor started and the worker’s right arm was dragged into a shear...
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Builder fined $180,000, Subby fined $180,000 and Supervisor fined $18,000 after a trainee was pinned by a elevated work platform causing his death. The killed worker was tightening bolts over the joints of the metal roof purlins. The task was...
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On July 2006, a 37-year-old employee working alone commenced operating a Pallet Paint Line De-stacker (plant), almost 1 hour later the employee was found in an unconscious state trapped between a stack of 20 pallets. The employee died 3 days...
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