Safety climates in host organisations influence onsite contractors’ safety behaviours, injuries and turnover intentions, according to international research. Published in the Journal of Safety Research, the research found that host…
There is a risk that organisations’ OHS management systems could potentially fail neurodiverse workers because of the different ways they perceive and respond to risk, according to an…
Compliance across the fast food, restaurant and café sector is an ongoing focus for the Fair Work Ombudsman who have recently conducted surprise inspections across hundreds of fast food outlets,…
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…