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Fallen mine workers to be honoured at sombre service(Post)
Queensland will host the biggest memorial event for mining incidents next month, paying tribute to the 1,508 miners who have died on the job.Every year on 19 September, the industry gathers to rememb ...
NSW Resources regulator opens public consultation on Vehicle Interaction Discussion Paper(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator seeks stakeholder input to help improve safety in the State’s mining industry.The regulator has released its Vehicle Interaction Discussion Paper and wants to hear your su ...
Victorian company fined following fatal crushing(Post)A Melbourne-based company has been fined $225,000 after a manager was crushed to death inside a shipping container more than three years ago.The truck body manufacturer had earlier pleaded guilt ...
SafeWork SA compliance focus on asbestos management at workplaces(Post)SafeWork SA inspectors are visiting workplaces across the state to ensure they are managing asbestos.It is estimated that 4,000 Australians die each year from asbestos-related diseases.Inspectors wil ...
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 ...
Fatality in emergency care leads to WorkSafe charges(Post)A Vic public healthcare provider is facing charges after a patient died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in June 2024. The Melbourne-based service is confronted with one charge under section 23(1) of ...
Mining maintenance firm charged following worker's death in WA(Post)WorkSafe has recently filed charges against a mining maintenance firm in connection with the death of an employee at South Boulder two years ago. The company is facing charges for not ensuring a sec ...
New educational initiative seeks to protect SA roadside workers(Post)A fresh awareness campaign is appealing to South Australian motorists to 'decrease speed for a breakdown' prior to the implementation of a new regulation designed to improve the protection of roadsi ...
