The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator is encouraging drivers to opt for safer decisions in order to mitigate road trauma throughout Australia during this National Road Safety Week.
NHVR Chief Operations Officer Paul Salvati said this year's Road Safety Week theme - Drive So Others Survive emphasises that every road user plays a role in minimising accid…
The NSW Resources Regulator has recently published its safety report for the first quarter of 2026—January to March—indicating that 567 incident notifications were received, marking a 13% rise from the prior quarter and a 5% rise compared to the same period in FY 2025.
The report indicates that there were no workplace deaths during the qua…
SafeWork SA is advising South Australians to be conscious of the threats posed by roll-away vehicles as part of its extensive new workplace safety initiative; ‘Safety at work is a serious job.’
The program features Stanley, the ‘talking safety cone,’ providing guidance on serious workplace threats, including the risk of roll-aw…
The theme for National Safe Work Month 2026 has been revealed.
The theme for this year, 'Safe work is for life', signifies the primary goal of WHS: to eliminate workplace fatalities, injuries, and diseases, while also highlighting the long-term repercussions that workplace harm can inflict on workers, their families, businesses, and communities.
Every…
A farmer was fatally injured after rolling his quad bike in northeast Victoria.
Reports indicated the man, 72, was mustering cattle on a quad bike last Thursday when the vehicle rolled over, pinning him beneath it.
WorkSafe investigators visited the scene.
The fatality marks the 14th verified work-related death and the fifth within the agriculture sec…
A person has passed away after being hit by a tree on a farm in Waikato.
Police said emergency crews were alerted to the farm located in the rural region of Kopaki at 1:40 PM on Saturday afternoon.
Preliminary police investigations suggested the person was in the process of felling the tree when it collapsed and struck them.
Police said WorkSafe is aw…
According to data from Safe Work Australia, the total number of Australian workers killed at work this year has now reached 43.
The transport, postal, and warehousing sector tops the list with 21 fatalities.
The Agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors rank second with 8 deaths, while mining follows in third place with 6 fatalities.
Included i…
SafeWork NSW is carrying out a compliance program designed to ensure that companies in the construction and utilities fields are maintaining safety standards while working close to overhead and underground services.
The initiative will involve SafeWork NSW inspectors visiting high-risk worksites throughout the State, focusing on areas near utilities l…
WorkSafe Victoria is conducting an investigation following the death of a warehouse worker in Lara last week.
WorkSafe said the man, 21, was operating an air compressor to remove fertilizer from the rear of a semi-trailer when he was tragically hit by a front end loader on Monday morning.
Figures from WorkSafe reveal that thirteen Victorian workers ha…
Workplace health and safety watchdog, SafeWork SA, has recently initiated a campaign focused on slip and trip hazards to increase awareness on how to ensure the safety of South Australians at their workplaces.
The initiative, named ‘Safety at Work is a Serious job,’ features ‘Stanley the talking safety cone’ offering tips on ho…
The Victorian Government has announced it will allocate $13.7 million in 2026/27 to ensure worker safety, increase workplace injury prevention efforts, and provide improved support for individuals returning to work.
The state Government plans to hire an additional 20 WorkSafe inspectors to focus on five of the riskiest industries for employees: &lsquo…
WorkSafe has commenced the nomination process for the 2026 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards.
The awards celebrate outstanding achievements in occupational health and safety in Western Australia.
“All workers and workplaces are encouraged to submit nominations to celebrate the achievements of individuals and companies who are committed to…
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