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SafeWork SA releases new guidance material on reducing the risk of silica dust exposure (Post)
SafeWork SA has partnered with relevant stakeholders in the construction industry to publish new guidance on managing the risks of silica dust.The guidance material contains information on how to con ...
Vic employers fined more than $17 million for workplace safety violations in 2025(Post)WorkSafe Victoria has disclosed that in 2025, it carried out 137 prosecutions and enforceable undertakings. Victorian employers were fined a cumulative total of $17,391,325 by WorkSafe for non-compl ...
NSW Government initiates enforcement protocols to provide greater safeguards for electrical apprentices(Post)Under new regulations intended to protect young workers and ensure compliance with quality standards in electrical work, electricians in New South Wales who neglect to properly supervise their appren ...
NT WorkSafe drops charges against Darwin crane company (Post)A Darwin crane company will spend $63,000 on initiatives that will help improve safety in the construction industry after the Northern Territory workplace health and safety regulator, WorkSafe, accep ...
Monday 10th May 2021(Post)Bin hire company fined by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA has fined a company in Campbellfield, Victoria, for depositing waste at a site not licensed to accept it. EPA office ...
NSW companies fined $1.05 million for roofer’s electrocution(Post)Two NSW companies have been fined a total of $1.05 million after a worker was electrocuted more than three years ago.The two, a construction company and a roofing company, were recently fined $600,00 ...
Fall from scaffolding triggers safety warning(Post)Construction workers have been warned not to modify scaffolding if they are not authorised to do so following an incident in which a worker fell through a void they had created at a Darwin constructi ...
New codes of practice to protect workers in Queensland(Post)The Queensland Government has introduced two new codes of practice to tackle silica dust exposure and protect workers’ psychological health.The new codes of practice include ‘The Managing the Risk of ...
Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) vs Job Safety Analysis (JSA): What's the Difference?(Post)In high-risk industries, clear and effective safety documentation is non-negotiable. But for many businesses, the difference between a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) and a Job Safety Analysis (JSA ...
Victorian coroner finds fatalities of workers in Ballarat trench collapse were avoidable(Post)A Victorian coroner has determined that the fatalities of two men, who perished as a result of a trench collapse in Ballarat in 2018, could have been avoided. The men died when a trench they were ex ...
SafeWork NSW blitz focuses on safety around overhead and underground services(Post)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 unde ...
