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Tuesday 10 June 2025
WorkSafe has charged a transport company and a commercial laundry operator after a driver died following a fall from a truck's elevated tailgate at Dandenong South in June 2023.
Friday 06 June 2025
WorkSafe is reminding employers about the risks when handling large, heavy electrical switchboards.
Thursday 05 June 2025
WorkSafe is investigating the death of a worker following an incident involving a forklift at a Fairfield warehouse on Sunday.
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Wednesday 04 June 2025
A Sunshine North food waste collection company has been charged after a worker was fatally struck by the garbage truck he was operating in a Melbourne laneway in June 2023.
Monday 02 June 2025
WorkSafe is giving Victoria’s farming champions another chance to be crowned Footy’s Favourite Farmer and win more than $20,000 worth of safety upgrades.
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