WorkSafe invetigates Horsham hospital incident
WorkSafe is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an 84 year-old woman following an incident at a Horsham hospital on Monday afternoon.
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WorkSafe Chief Executive will not seek new contract
WorkSafe Chief Executive, Greg Tweedly, has announced he will not seek a new three year contract today after nine years in the role.
Two major incidents in one day prompts urgent safety call
A four-year-old boy died this morning on a property at Wandella, near Kerang. WorkSafe investigators are at the scene and helping police prepare a brief for the coroner.
Make safety a priority, WorkSafe urges
WorkSafe wants businesses returning from holidays to make safety a priority on their new year’s resolutions list after 25 people died on the job in 2011.
Get your health checked for free at swimming events
Victorian workers heading to the Rip View Swim Classic and the Lorne Pier to Pub next week will have the chance to learn about their risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease with a free WorkHealth check.
Companies fined over farm death
Two companies have each been fined $100,000 over a farm incident that killed a worker who was run over by a reversing tractor.
Bostik fined for chemical spill
A glue manufacturing company has been convicted and fined $90,000 after an investigation into a chemical leak at their Thomastown factory found there was no operational vapour system in place to deal with the spill.
Non-compliance leads to $15,000 fine
An international delivery company which failed to address an improvement notice issued by WorkSafe to help improve safety conditions for its workers has been fined $15,000.
Nine Victorian dead at work in 24 days
A man has died in remote country in the Otways after a tree fell on him this afternoon.
Make safety improvements today, because tomorrow may be too late
The death of a man at Mulgrave as a result of an explosion outside his home this morning should shock all Victorians into taking immediate action to make their workplaces and equipment as safe as possible.
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