Brake fade can have serious consequences if not regularly taken into consideration, as four underground coal mine workers discovered after a losing control of a light vehicle.   A mine…

SafeWork NSW is urging farms to enforce safe quad bike use after a man was injured and an agricultural business fined for failing in their workplace duty. Integrated Agricultural Developments…

A steel manufacturer in Gippsland Victoria has been convicted and fined a total of $92,000 after three separate incidents involving different machines left workers with serious hand injuries. AKZ Reinforcing,…

A construction company in NSW recently entered into an enforceable undertaking worth $291,800 following an incident in which a worker was seriously injured in a fall. In the incident, which…

  A drilling and exploration company in Western Australia was recently fined $385,000 and ordered to pay $5105.20 in costs after a driller’s assistant received serious crush injuries while working…

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SafeWork SA recently issued a safety alert following a surge in notices for safety breaches associated with machine guarding. In the first four weeks of the 2024/25 financial year SafeWork…

  [Trigger warning: This news story contains references to suicide.] Safe Work Australia recently announced that a number of changes will be made to the model WHS Act around notifiable…

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) recently launched a state-wide compliance blitz to reduce serious workplace incidents in the construction industry. As part of the program, WHSQ inspectors will be…

SafeWork SA recently issued a safety alert warning business owners in the agriculture sector about the dangers of working in confined spaces following the recent death of a farmer in…