Tag: SafeWork NSW
Youth Week brings focus on workplace safety for young employees, says SafeWork NSW
SafeWork NSW is using Youth Week to remind employers of their legal obligations to ensure the safety and well-being of the over half a million young workers in New South Wales, urging them to reflect on workplace safety for employees aged 25 and under.
SafeWork NSW issues urgent safety warning after two workplace incidents
SafeWork NSW has issued a safety warning following two serious workplace incidents involving mobile plant and vehicles that occurred within five hours of each other.
SafeWork NSW’s Scaff Safe campaign aims to reduce fatalities from scaffold falls
SafeWork NSW inspectors have launched an enforcement campaign aimed at improving scaffold safety on construction sites throughout the state as part of their Scaff Safe 2024 initiative.
Stronger regulations, inspections to protect NSW workers from silicosis
The New South Wales Government is ramping up efforts to protect workers from the deadly silicosis threat by deploying more SafeWork NSW inspectors to enforce a new engineered stone ban.
SafeWork NSW launches campaign: “It’s the safe way or ‘no way”
In a bid to promote safer workplaces across New South Wales (NSW), SafeWork NSW has unveiled a new campaign with a clear message: "It's the safe way or no way."
SafeWork NSW urges employers to place workplace safety measures ahead of summer
SafeWork NSW is calling workers and employers to start creating workplace heat management plans as predictions point to an upcoming scorching summer.
New NSW campaign rolled out to protect workers from silica dust
SafeWork NSW has launched a six-month campaign to raise awareness of silicosis and address silica dust exposure in the construction and tunnelling industry.
World Congress on Safety and Health at Work comes to Sydney
The 23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, the largest international event focused on the prevention of workplace harm, is expected to convene thousands of industry leaders from all over the world in Sydney from 27 to 30 November.
SafeWork NSW issues warning following increase in failure to report workplace incidents
SafeWork NSW has warned businesses about fines of up to $50,000 and potential prosecution should they fail to report workplace incidents.
New program on technology innovations added to the Workplace Health & Safety Show
The organisers of the 2023 Sydney Workplace Health and Safety Show announced the launch of its Spotlight Stage event, a two-day program that will cover the latest in workplace safety regulations, technological innovations, employee wellbeing, and safety best practises.
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