A joint WorkSafe Victoria/SafeWork NSW safety blitz in Albury and Wodonga has identified fall risks and raised the profile of work-related mental health hazards at construction sites on both sides…
Two related construction companies have been convicted and fined a total of $250,000 over a dangerous concrete blowout during work on the Melbourne Metro Rail Project. Adcon Vic and Adcon…
Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics was recently convicted and fined $800,000 following an incident in which a 52-year-old truck driver was struck by an oncoming vehicle, resulting in fatal injuries. The incident…
22 March 2023 Meeting of Commonwealth, State and Territory Work Health and Safety Ministers Commonwealth, state and territory Work Health and Safety (WHS) Ministers met on 22 March 2024 to…
A rubber product manufacturer in Dandenong South Victoria has been convicted and fined $450,000 after a worker died when he was struck on the head by a machine component. The…
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…