News & Events
Multiple machine operators across the Territory taking down power lines
NT WorkSafe has received a spate of notifications this year involving machine (plant) operators making contact and in the majority of cases bringing down overhead power lines.
2022 Amendments to the Work Health and Safety Regulations
Amendments have been made to the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011, more specifically the regulations dealing with general construction induction training cards or ‘white cards’.
WHSAC Communique December 2021
The Work Health and Safety Advisory Council met on 2 December 2021.
The following items were discussed:
Centralians urged to get gas heaters checked before winter
As the central region gears up for winter, NT WorkSafe reminds residents to ensure that their gas heating appliances are working properly to keep them warm and safe.
Wheelchair users seriously injured in two separate vehicle incidents
NT WorkSafe has been notified of a number of vehicle incidents involving National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) service providers and participants in recent months.
Call for nominations - Councils and Committees 2022
Nominations are open for interested persons to join the Work Health and Safety Advisory Council and the Scheme Monitoring Committee.
Consultation open for new asbestos guides
The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency is consulting on the new Guidelines for communicating about asbestos risk which have been developed by the Agency in consultation with a broad range of stakeholders.
Industrial manslaughter charge for Darwin Construction Company
The Northern Territory’s Work Health and Safety Regulator has commenced a prosecution against Kalidonis NT Pty Ltd for Industrial Manslaughter in relation to a death of a worker at Maningrida on 20 March 2020. It is alleged the worker sustained fatal injuries while engaged at work for the company.
Two workers injured due to inadequate or no use of fall prevention
Two Territory workers have been injured within the last three months due to inadequate or not using fall prevention while working at heights.
Safety alert issued after lithium-ion battery explodes
NT WorkSafe has issued a Safety Alert after being notified that a vehicle had been damaged from a lithium-ion battery explosion.