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Australia/New Zealand
Joined May 2009
Electric shocks โ€” many affected likely never trained to work around electricity. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/laKEXCn #Safety_Solutions
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Company and director fined total of $164,500 after five workers fall around 3.6 metres. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/NM7s3IJ #worksafety #safetyculture #saftey #safetytips #healthandsafety #safetyfirst #Safety_Solutions
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Heavy plant component uncontrolled movement lands $810K fine. The incident occurred when a heavy plant component known as a Roman Shield moved, struck and pinned a worker, leading to a serious spinal injury. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/lUX6OFa #Safety_Solutions
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222 in 2025 โ€” "confronting" data reveals highest annual worker fatalities since 2012. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/KXZGNd9 #worksafety #safetyculture #saftey #safetytips #healthandsafety #safetyfirst #Safety_Solutions
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Cleanaway charged over fatal truck and compactor crush at Sydney tip. Listed for mention on 20 October, the Category 2 offence charge under the WHS Act carries a maximum penalty of $2.32 million. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/5J4qrEw #Safety_Solutions
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Slips, trips and falls risk management guide released. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/HSDnMpn #worksafety #safetyculture #saftey #safetytips #healthandsafety #safetyfirst #Safety_Solutions
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Steel road plate fatality lands construction company $225K fine. A cyclist died after colliding with the unfeathered edge of a steel road plate being used to cover a trench during the course of stormwater drainage works. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/nifr8GC #Safety_Solutions
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Comcare releases suicide prevention and response guidance. The new practical guidance is designed to support employers to take a risk-based and trauma-informed approach to suicide prevention and response. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/1jwn9U7 #Safety_Solutions
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The fire-protection potential of mycelium leather. Made from fungal networks cultivated using agricultural waste and water, could this wildfire jacket prototype help shape the next generation of protective clothing? Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/zrrpHff #Safety_Solutions
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Mycelium leather burning experiment. In this video, RMIT researchers conduct a burning experiment โ€” with standard leather on the left and mycelium leather on the right. Watch the video: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/zrrpHff #Safety_Solutions
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Excavator operator fined following partial foot amputation. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/Gl78FkH #worksafety #safetyculture #saftey #safetytips #healthandsafety #safetyfirst #Safety_Solutions
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John Holland charged over Sydney Metro tunnel works serious injuries. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/I7190to #worksafety #safetyculture #saftey #safetytips #healthandsafety #safetyfirst #Safety_Solutions
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Five emerging transport leaders create utilities digital platform solution. The team set out to solve one of construction's most persistent problems: accessing accurate underground utility information before work begins. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/5b4rhpS #Safety_Solutions
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WHS prosecutions decline but average financial penalty reaches record high. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/ZDP9jfD #worksafety #safetyculture #saftey #safetytips #healthandsafety #safetyfirst #Safety_Solutions
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Myer and supplier charged after robot warehouse fatality. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/uJxhm7p #worksafety #safetyculture #saftey #safetytips #healthandsafety #safetyfirst #Safety_Solutions
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WA commences prosecutions in relation to four workplace fatalities. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/9yRwm2i #worksafety #safetyculture #saftey #safetytips #healthandsafety #safetyfirst #Safety_Solutions
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Could 'swarms' of giant cyborg cockroaches be the future of disaster sites care? Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/Dv4tmPz #worksafety #safetyculture #saftey #safetytips #healthandsafety #safetyfirst #Safety_Solutions
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The air receiver registration duty most sites don't know they have. Air receivers are one of the quieter compliance gaps in Australian industry. Here's what the duty is and a two-line check you can run this week. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/wcQW6r8 #Safety_Solutions
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AI system seeks to prepare firefighters for megafire conditions. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/6mbL6Wg #Safety_Solutions
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Death of 25-year-old crushed against steel frame leads to $630K in fines. Read more: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ buff.ly/b1FAyot #Safety_Solutions
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