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11
Jun
Fire and Rescue NSW engages food delivery industry, warning of e-bike dangers
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and SafeWork NSW have successfully engaged the nation’s leading food delivery companies and their top e-bike provider, warning riders about the dangers of Lithium-Ion batteries, following a number of devastating fires.
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22
May
New strategy to address psychological risks in the workplace with $5.6m in business assistance
Ministerial media releases
The SafeWork NSW Psychological Health and Safety Strategy 2024-2026 outlines how the workplace regulator will support employers to manage risks and comply with their duty to prevent psychological harm in NSW workplaces.
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17
May
Engineered stone provider fined $375,000 after employee was exposed to silica dust
An engineered stone provider has been fined $375,000 after it exposed a worker to a risk ofserious illness over a six-year and 10 month period where reasonably practical steps were nottaken to minimise exposure to airborne respirable crystalline silica.
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15
May
SafeWork tells NSW workplaces “It’s the safe way or no way”
SafeWork NSW is launching a campaign with a message to workers, employers, businesses, and contractors that when undertaking work tasks, “It’s the safe way or no way”.
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06
May
Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics Pty Ltd fined $800,000 following heavy vehicle changeover fatality
News items
Information about the prosecution of Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics Pty Ltd (SRL) following a 2021 incident which fatally injured a 52-year-old truck driver.
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01
May
Orica fined $1.2 million after workers exposed to cobalt dust
Orica Australia Pty Ltd has today been fined $1.2 million in the District Court of NSW after SafeWork NSW prosecuted the company when two workers were exposed over a number of years to cobalt dust, a known respiratory sensitising agent which can cause occupational illness.
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29
Apr
Workers killed, injured or suffering illness remembered on day of mourning
SafeWork NSW is representing workplace regulators at Unions NSW‘s 2024 International Day of Mourning event, where we take time to reflect on those who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace-related incidents.
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23
Apr
Packaging company fined after worker sustains crush injuries in workplace incident
Visy Board Pty Limited (Visy) has been fined $375,000 in the NSW District Court after an employee sustained crush injuries to his left ankle following a workplace incident.