After years of debate and deliberation, the first recommended changes to the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) have been introduced to the Queensland Parliament by the state’s Minister for Transport…
Resources Victoria has stepped up its regulatory presence in 2025, inspecting more than 350 mines and quarries across 50 local government areas between February and the end of June. …
A loader fire during tele-remote operations has prompted the NSW Resources Regulator to issue safety recommendations and reinforce the importance of managing fluid power risks at mine sites. The…
Work health and safety (WHS) ministers have asked Safe Work Australia to undertake a best practice review of the model WHS laws within the context of strengthening and maintaining harmonisation. …
Safe Work Australia has published a new model Code of Practice for managing risks of respirable crystalline silica in the workplace to help protect workers from silica. Breathing in respirable…
Make safety: every job, every day a reality this October This year’s theme, safety: every job, every day, encourages all workplaces – regardless of occupation, industry, location, and size – to…
A compliance review of the Heavy Vehicle Competency Based Assessment (HVCBA) scheme has uncovered “serious breaches”, resulting in four NSW assessors having their accreditation cancelled, confirmed Transport for NSW (TfNSW).…
Victoria’s environmental regulator has fined Campbellfield business Winslow Constructions $5298 after witnessing its trucks track mud onto public roads. Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria said the alleged incident occurred at…
Mine operators are being urged to review their safety procedures following two separate serious incidents earlier this month involving mobile plant and conveyor equipment. In the first case, a…
Queensland’s peak motoring body, RACQ, has launched a new road safety campaign, calling on the state government to take action, amid worrying crash and fatality statistics. Together with the…