WorkSafe has filed charges against a landscaping firm following the death of a man who fell from the balcony of a Melbourne home that was in the process of being renovated.The workplace safety regula ...

Three separate incidents involving workers sustaining severe injuries from scaffold falls at residential construction sites have triggered a warning from SafeWork SA.One such incident took place ...

A fine of $85,000 has been imposed on a Queensland aquatic centre after an employee suffered an electric shock in a workplace incident in February 2022.The worker was using a pool-cleaning tool at th ...

A New Zealand roofing company was recently ordered to pay a fine of $25,000 and reparations of $40,000 after a 14-year-old boy fell through a roof skylight, suffering multiple fractures.The company w ...

SafeWork SA, in conjunction with ReturnToWorkSA, has launched a free training initiative to support South Australian businesses in recognising and addressing psychosocial threats to employee well-be ...

SafeWork SA has recently urged employers to activate their hot weather policy or implement necessary precautions to protect workers from heat-related risks.Temperatures were expected to reach 37 degr ...

A new online tool has been developed by Safe Work Australia to help construction workers understand and fulfill their duties under WHS laws.The interactive Know Your Duties tool explains the duties o ...

WorkSafe has prosecuted a company director for driving a utility vehicle with a teenage worker inside a toolbox in February 2022.The man, aged 31, is charged with a violation of section 26(1) of the ...

WorkSafe has brought charges against a metal galvanizing company for not ensuring the safety of workers who were exposed to the hazards of working under suspended loads at a factory in Dandenong Sout ...

Workplace safety inspectors issued a total of 47 improvement notices during a recent construction blitz on the NSW/Victoria border. WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW inspectors visited more than 35 ...

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 ...