New tool promotes safety for agriculture industry
Safe Work Australia has released an online tool to help those working in the agriculture industry to understand and meet their duties under the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws. The interactive tool can be used to find out how to meet WHS duties as a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) or as a worker in the agriculture industry.
The tool also outlines common WHS hazards, including working in confined spaces, working with hazardous chemicals, outdoor work and working at heights, and information about how to eliminate and manage the risks of agricultural work.
Explore Know your duties – a tool for working safely.
Worker struck in stomach by concrete prompts $72K fine
A concreter has been fined $72,000 after a 21-year-old worker sustained serious internal injuries...
$595,000 fine follows hay press cutting chamber injury
In Western Australia, a hay processing company has been fined $595,000 after a worker's leg...
Machinery head-crush fine almost doubled on appeal
A fine which was issued in Victoria last year — after a worker suffered life-threatening...
