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Vic power company plans guilty plea after fatal workplace incident(Post)
The operator of a Victorian power station will plead guilty to three charges of breaching the OHS Act following the death of one of its workers. The 54-year-old man suffered severe burns while workin ...
Shepparton company sentenced following blast that injured six employees(Post)A recycling business has received a conviction and a $35,000 fine after an explosion involving aerosol gas at its Shepparton site injured six workers. The company was recently convicted in the ...
NT WorkSafe launches new resources to help businesses and employees meet ‘Positive Duty’ obligations(Post)NT WorkSafe has released updated resources to assist Persons Conducting a Business and Undertaking (PCBU) in comprehending and adhering to the new legal obligations that came into effect earlier thi ...
WA backs ban on engineered stone(Post)The Western Australian Government says it supports a ban on engineered stone to protect workers from silicosis.A recent Safe Work Australia report recommended a national ban on engineered stone use.W ...
Fatal steel beam crush leads to $525,000 fine for Sydney company(Post)A company has been fined $525,000 after a worker was fatally crushed by a steel beam at a Sydney worksite three years ago.The worker died after a 9000kg steel beam fell on him in July 2020. Workers ...
Northern Territory's Work Health Authority resigning from position(Post)Ms. Peggy Cheong, the head of the Northern Territory’s Work Health Authority, is resigning from her position after more than two years of leadership at NT WorkSafe. Ms. Cheong has taken o ...
SafeWork SA issues warning after auger operator dies(Post)A warning has been issued to businesses and their workers regarding the hazards of using augers, in light of a fatal incident involving a worker at a property south of Adelaide last month. SafeW ...
Company fined for serious forklift incident at Port Melbourne warehouse(Post)A Melbourne court has recently fined a transport and logistics company after a worker was injured by a forklift in May 2020.The company was fined $40,000 for breaching the Occupational Health an ...
Eighty-one Australian workers killed in first half of 2022(Post)Latest Safe Work Australia statistics show 81 Australian workers died on the job in the first half of 2022.The Transport, postal and warehousing industry had the highest number of work-related deaths ...
Public input sought on crane licensing(Post)Safe Work Australia is seeking public input on crane licensing to identify areas that need to be improved.The safety agency has released a discussion paper for a six-week consultation period until Th ...
NT WorkSafe urges workplaces to secure septic tanks lids(Post)NT WorkSafe is reiterating its call for all workplaces in the Territory to examine the lids of septic tanks on their properties to ensure they are both safe and properly secured.“Despite three incide ...
