Visy Board was recently fined $375,000 in the NSW District Court after an employee sustained crush injuries to his left ankle following a workplace incident where the ruling found the…

A cardboard manufacturer in Victoria has been convicted and fined $40,000 after a worker’s hand was dragged into unguarded machinery at a Keysborough factory. Lazo Paper, now in liquidation, was…

The District Court of NSW recently convicted and fined a residential care provider $300,000 for breaching its WHS obligations and as a result of exposing workers to a risk of…

WorkSafe Victoria recently issued a safety alert reminding employers about managing the risk of falling through plaster ceilings. The alert was issued after several construction workers have fallen from roof…

Work health and safety ministers have agreed to a new workplace exposure limit list for airborne contaminants and a harmonised transition period, which will end on 30 November 2026. The…

WorkSafe Victoria recently issued a safety alert reminding retailers about the dangers of illegally selling distress signals, commonly known as marine flares or flares. The alert was issued following a…

SafeWork SA recently issued a warning to employers to enact their hot weather policy or take appropriate measures to avoid heat-related harm to workers. Workers exposed to high temperatures are…

SafeWork SA recently launched a campaign targeting risks associated with working in noisy environments. The six-month campaign, which started last month, is designed to raise awareness of noise-related risks and…

More than 70 per cent of the global workforce are likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards, and existing OHS protections are struggling to keep up with the resulting…

WorkSafe Victoria has urged the state’s construction industry to check fall prevention measures after one worker has died and several others have been injured in a recent spate of serious…