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…

02 December 2024 A southern Adelaide electrical company has been fined $300,000 after a worker died when he became trapped in a pit. JD Finlay Electrical was sentenced in the…

A truck crash at a New South Wales open cut coal mine highlights an increasing trend of avoidable mine vehicle crashes, according to the state’s safety regulator.   The NSW…

BHP president Australia Geraldine Slattery told Safe to Work the mining giant’s safety focus is inextricable from technology and productivity in 2025.   Speaking at the Melbourne Mining Club Luncheon yesterday, Slattery…

More than one worker a day suffers an electric shock in South Australia, with the state’s safety watchdog saying reporting is taking too long.   SafeWork SA received 375 electric…

South Australia’s primary work health and safety (WHS) body, SafeWork SA, has ramped up compliance notices at the state’s workplaces.   The regulator increased actions on all forms of noncompliance…