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…
WorkSafe Victoria’s silica field team visited 52 industry sites in the past month – issuing 25 compliance notices and seizing more than 65 samples of suspected engineered stone, as…
The implementation of AI or generative AI tools within workplaces can impact both the perception and existence of psychosocial risks at work, according to RMIT. For example, AI can…