Safe Work Australia has updated its work-related fatalities data: 56 Australian workers have died on the job so far this year. Transport, postal and warehousing leads all sectors with 27 deaths, ahead of agriculture, forestry and fishing on 10, with construction sitting third.
Work-related fatalities by sector
Transport, postal and warehousing — 27…
A safety campaign conducted on sheep, beef, and dairy farms throughout New Zealand has highlighted significant weaknesses in the handling of hazardous substances.
Quick Summary: What the WorkSafe Assessments Revealed
680 farm visits were completed nationwide between October and December 2025.
Hazardous substances — storage, labelling and spill contro…
Nominations for the 2027 WorkSafe Awards have been opened by Victoria's workplace safety regulator, giving employers, staff and teams a way to showcase the initiatives protecting people on the job and speeding recovery after injury.
Key points at a glance
Who can nominate: employers, employees and teams with proven safety improvements
What is ass…
Melbourne worker fatally electrocuted after lift hits power lines
A 34-year-old worker has died in Melbourne after the scissor lift he was operating struck overhead power lines late last week. WorkSafe inspectors are examining the fatal electrocution, which takes the state's workplace death toll to 20 so far this year.
What we know so far
According…
The NSW Resources Regulator will launch its mine safety high visibility campaign for 2026 on Monday, June 22, 2026. Inspectors will spend the following fortnight checking risk management performance across underground and open cut workings before the drive closes in early July.
The authority says the yearly two-week initiative is set to prioritise the…
SafeWork SA has launched a safety blitz targeting 20 South Australian transport businesses with a history of significant work injury claims. Inspectors will visit each site during May and June, examining noise exposure, manual handling, psychosocial hazards and the condition of plant and equipment.
What the SafeWork SA audits will examine
Site inspec…
One worker died, while another suffered severe injuries due to an incident that took place at a workplace in Auckland.
Emergency services arrived at Mt Wellington at approximately 1:45pm on Thursday.
A total of three ambulances and two rapid response units were deployed to the scene.
Ambulance paramedics reported that they attended to one patient in c…
Waste company fined $1.1 million for violating federal workplace safety laws
A waste management firm has been penalised a historic $1.1 million for violating federal workplace safety duties after a truck incident in Adelaide resulted in the deaths of two drivers. That fine is the highest ever enforced under federal WHS legislation.
Case summary at a…
Safe Work Australia is seeking feedback on possible measures to enhance the regulation of welding processes, lifting the safety of workers and anyone else standing near the arc. Proposed changes centre on clarifying duties and obligations attached to welding practices, giving welders, supervisors and business owners a sharper picture of what compliance…
Quick answer: WorkSafe Victoria has charged a Broadmeadows recycling facility after a 26-year-old employee was fatally crushed by a reversing front-end loader in July 2024. Six charges allege inadequate traffic management and unmaintained reversing aids on mobile plant.
Worker dies after loader reverses at Broadmeadows recycling centre
A recycling fa…
Quick answer: The HEART5 mobile lung testing truck is scheduled to visit Longreach for the first time on 2 June, delivering free lung screenings to former mine workers, then travelling north to Mt Isa across 4–5 June.
Bookings are open now, and every assessment carries no cost for eligible participants.
HEART5 mobile screening truck: visit at a glanc…
A Vic public healthcare provider is facing charges after a patient died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in June 2024. WorkSafe has charged the provider over duties owed to people receiving care, and health services nationally will watch the outcome closely.
Key points at a glance
Who has been charged: A Melbourne public health provider, following a d…
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