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15
Sep
Keep those around you safe this summer with new SeasonalSAFE tool
SafeWork NSW is reminding all businesses of the responsibilities they have to keep their employees and customers safe from the dangers presented by extreme weather this summer.
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16
Aug
Silica and falls the focus of construction blitz
SafeWork NSW and WorkSafe Victoria will be focusing on silica and falls in an upcoming construction blitz in Yarrawonga-Mulwala.
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15
Aug
SafeWork inspectors to target Sydney manufacturers and machine safety
SafeWork NSW Inspectors will be across metropolitan Sydney this week targetting risks associated with moving plant and machinery often found in workshops, warehouses and manufacturing plants.
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24
Jul
Largest fine issued over woodchipper death
Ministerial media releases
A1 Arbor Tree Services Pty Ltd has been convicted and fined $2.025 million dollars in the NSW District Court over the death of a worker who was killed while using a woodchipper in 2019
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17
Jul
SafeWork NSW educating agricultural workers during Farm Safety Week
SafeWork NSW Inspectors will be visiting agricultural businesses and holding events throughout regional NSW to discuss safer ways of working as part of National Farm Safety Week.
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17
Jul
Warning to businesses: Workplaces are not playgrounds, especially during school holidays
The NSW Government is warning workplaces and kids to remain vigilant in the final days of school holidays after a business was convicted and fined in the Downing Centre Local Court for using a forklift to lift children up in a makeshift elevated work platform.
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27
Jun
SafeWork NSW to blitz Coffs Harbour farming businesses
SafeWork NSW inspectors will be visiting farming businesses in the Coffs Harbour area this Wednesday and Thursday (28 and 29 June) to ensure workers are being kept safe.
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23
Jun
Assaults on retail workers to attract stronger penalties
Ministerial media releases
People who assault retail workers will face tougher penalties under a Bill introduced to Parliament today by the NSW Government.
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22
Jun
Keep people safe from industrial gates
SafeWork NSW is reminding those who own industrial gates to get them checked following a number of serious safety incidents, including two deaths.
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19
Jun
WHS survey reveals increasing psychosocial harm at work
A NSW Government survey into Australian workers has revealed a high and increasing level of psychosocial harm in the workplace.