WorkSafe Victoria is reminding employers to ensure of the standards of safety at their workplaces in upheld after new data revealed that six fatalities were recorded in the western metropolitan region in 2021.
The WorkSafe data revealed a total of 66 workplace deaths, compared with 73 in 2020.
The most dangerous sectors were manufacturing, construction and agriculture as the majority of these fatal incidents occurred in the metropolitan Melbourne with 40.
Six workers have died so far in workplaces in Victoria in 2022.
WorkSafe chief executive Colin Radford said safe working environments for people was everyone’s responsibility.
“There is simply no excuse for cutting corners when it comes to workplace safety,” Mr Radford said.
“We will deliberately target those workplaces where the worst injuries and fatalities are predicted to occur; addressing the risks and hazards before workers are harmed.”
Mr Radford said the organisation’s objective was to make Victoria the safest place to work in Australia, and one of the safest places to work in the world by 2024.
“We will deliberately target those workplaces where the worst injuries and fatalities are predicted to occur… addressing the risks and hazards before workers are harmed,” he said.
