30 January 2025 High temperatures forecast across the state in the coming days have prompted a SafeWork SA warning to employers to enact their hot weather policy or take appropriate…

Working alone can be required in the mining industry, however, the isolation exposes these workers to unique risks. This article explores strategies for safeguarding your lone workers.   The importance…

Workers at an open cut coal mine in New South Wales are reportedly uninjured after a wheel dozer reversed into a haul truck last week.   The wheel dozer was…

27 November 2024 Two Adelaide companies have been fined a total of $108,000 after a labour hire worker was seriously injured when he fell 4.6m through a skylight. SafeWork SA…

02 December 2024 A father and son have been fined more than $43,000 after a worker at their Coonalpyn piggery lost three fingers when her hand became caught in unguarded…

  20 January 2025 South Australians are being warned about the dangers of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), including quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles, following a record number of deaths in the…

Approaches to reporting on and benchmarking WHS data Work Health and Safety (WHS) data can be used to inform decisions that influence workplace safety. WHS data needs to be reliable,…

As the warmer weather attracts more prospectors to gold-rich regions, the Western Australian Government is warning would-be miners to put safety first.   The WA Department of Energy, Mines, Industry…

The Australian Working at Height Association wants to see the increasing rates of height-related injuries and fatalities slashed.   According to data from the latest Safe Work Australia Work Health…

A worker at an open-cut coal mine in New South Wales has escaped injury after an alleged micro-sleep led to a single-vehicle crash.   The worker was travelling along a…