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SafeWork SA using mock trials to enlighten the public about workplace health and safety prosecutions(Post)
SafeWork SA will hold a mock trial in Adelaide to educate the public about workplace health and safety laws.SafeWork SA Executive Director Martyn Campbell said the mock trial provides a great insight ...
Deaths and injuries from ‘run away’ farm equipment prompt safety warning(Post)SafeWork SA issued a warning after three incidents where farm workers were seriously injured or killed by out-of-control farm equipment in the last month.A farm worker is in serious condition followi ...
VIC company to invest $293,000 in enhancing health and safety measures following worker's leg injury(Post)A Victorian cold chain logistics business has pledged to invest almost $300,000 to improve health and safety standards in response to an incident where a worker's leg was trapped in a conveyor belt a ...
NHVR partners with viral comedian Jimmy Rees to improve heavy vehicle safety (Post)The NHVR has partnered with comedian Jimmy Rees in its latest campaign to promote truck safety on Australian roads.The campaign, christened ‘We All Need Space’ urges motorists to drive safely around ...
Company and director fined for safety breaches(Post)A Victorian brick manufacturing company and its director have been fined more $50,000 after a worker was seriously injured in a forklift incident in July 2019.The Ballarat Magistrates' Court heard ho ...
Safety warning after Queensland worker suffers burn injuries in chemical blast(Post)WorkSafe Queensland has recently issued a safety warning after a worker suffered multiple burns in an explosion at a marine maintenance facility.WorkSafe Queensland said the worker was undertaking fi ...
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 ...
WorkSafe urges 'workplace pranksters' to prioritise safety after Auckland gas explosion(Post)A WorkSafe investigation has revealed that an explosion that injured five workers in central Auckland last year was a ‘workplace prank gone wrong.’In August 2022, a worker left a barbeque gas running ...
SafeWork SA releases new safety information sheet to help minimise mobile plant risks in construction (Post)South Australia's workplace safety watchdog has released a new safety information sheet to minimise mobile plant risks in the construction industry.The South Australian Construction Safety Alliance ( ...
Queensland mine safety regulator urges operators to take proactive measures in anticipation of the storm season(Post)Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) is calling on mine operators to make preparations ahead of the approaching storm season.The storm season commences in November and generally concludes by ...
Charter company fined over safety breaches on New Zealand White Island(Post)A New Zealand charter company has been fined $227,500 for health and safety breaches on the Whakaari/White Island.The December 2019 Whakaari/White Island volcanic eruption killed 22 people, including ...
