. A loader that became trapped under a collapsed coal stockpile last week has served as a reminder to industry of the need for caution when working around stockpiles.  …

SafeWork SA has established a HSR recognition program that enables businesses, workers, or others to nominate a HSR for their commitment to safety. The recognition program forms part of SafeWork…

27 February 2025 SafeWork SA is urging businesses to rethink their strategies around lifting and other hazardous manual tasks in a bid to reduce body stressing injuries. Body stressing injuries…

26 February 2025 SafeWork SA has stripped the licence from an asbestos removal company after it allowed the demolition of two Kilburn homes without first removing the asbestos it contained.…

27 February 2025 An Adelaide demolition company has been convicted and fined more than $140,000 after its excavator brought down a 415 voltage overhead powerline, exposing the operator to risk…

A gas distributer has been fined $50,000 following a WorkSafe Victoria investigation into a truck rollover that shut down a major Melbourne tollway, causing traffic chaos.   In January 2019,…

The Working at Height Association believes effective training is perhaps the most important step in keeping workers safe.   Working at height is one of the most hazardous tasks facing…

The New South Wales Government is proposing significant amendments to the state’s Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017, potentially setting a precedent for national changes.   The current regulation ends on…

The phrase ‘cost-of-living’ has rolled off the tongue of almost every Australian in the past 12 months. And as households across the country tighten their belts, so too do the…

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