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Manager to front court following deadly factory blaze in Melbourne(Post)
WorkSafe has filed charges against the general manager of a chemical production firm following the death of an employee at a Melbourne factory two years ago. The 44-year-old man was working at the f ...
Regulator raises alarm over rising number of bulldozer incidents across NSW mines(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator has issued a safety bulletin following an increase in bulldozer related incidents across the state’s mine sites.Since January 2022, the regulator has received reports of s ...
Construction industry case study published(Post)Safe Work Australia has released a new case study for the construction industry.The case study explains how the four model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act principles apply to WHS duties.Safe Work Au ...
Forty New Zealand workers killed on the job this year (Post)A total of 40 New Zealand workers have been fatally injured at work this year, latest WorkSafe statistics reveal.The Transport Postal and Warehousing experienced the highest number of fatal inci ...
New Zealand waste company fined after fatal poisoning(Post)A New Zealand waste company has been sentenced after a worker died from chemical poisoning.The worker died after being exposed to toxic gas at a treatment pit in Seaview in August 2017.WorkSafe said ...
Quad bike law change not enough to prevent deaths(Post)Quad bike law change not enough to prevent deaths. The decision to not retrofit mandatory roll bars on thousands of quad bikes has proven fatal as Australians continue to lose their lives i ...
Safe Work Australia releases resources to manage WHS risks of working from home(Post)Safe Work Australia has released new guidance materials to help workers control the WHS risks of working from home.Safe Work Australia said workplace health and safety regulations ‘apply when workers ...
VIC feedlot company charged over workplace fatal electrocution(Post)WorkSafe has laid charges against a feedlot operator after a worker was fatally electrocuted near Dimboola two years ago.WorkSafe said the 29-year-old man was stacking hay bales when the machinery he ...
Transport, postal, and warehousing industries topped list of workplace fatalities in 2025(Post)According to preliminary statistics from Safe Work Australia, a total of 178 workers were killed on the job in 2025. The transport, postal, and warehousing industry experienced 65 fatalities, while ...
Safe Work Australia’s 2023-24 Annual Report released(Post)Safe Work Australia has published its Annual Report for the year 2023-24.“Our annual report provides information on our work in 2023-24 to deliver healthier, safer and more productive workplaces thro ...
Worker sustains severe injuries after falling into water tank(Post)A man suffered severe injuries after plunging 5m into a water tank south of Brisbane on Monday afternoon.The man in his 50s tumbled into the underground rainwater pit at around 1.40pm.The man fell wh ...
