New statistics reveal that Australian workers are still facing significant rates of illness and injury in the workplace.Disturbingly, the number of workers who suffered fatal injuries at work rose to ...

The NSW Government has announced plans to present a bill in parliament that aims to establish the crime of industrial manslaughter. The offence will carry severe consequences, with individuals facing ...

The winners of the 2021 WorkSafe Victoria awards have been announced. The winners include businesses, workers and health and safety representatives who have gone the extra mile to ensure Vict ...

October is  National Safe Work Month and the perfect time to take stock of your worker’s mental health. It’s also an excellent opportunity to make sure everyone in your workplace knows how ...

WA building company fined over workers death. A building company has been fined in the Bunbury Magistrates Court, over the death of a contract worker in 2017 in the southwest town of Yarloop.Of ...

SafeWork has recently launched its second biennial Building and Construction Symposium in Parramatta, setting the stage for seven regional roadshow events that are planned for September and October.T ...

Essential Energy is reminding Queenslanders to prioritise electrical safety when putting up Christmas lights.Work Group Leader Steven Plant urges people to ensure Christmas lights are in good conditi ...

Charges against the directors of a Queensland cattle company who had been accused of breaching workplace health and safety laws over a fatal helicopter crash in the Northern Territory have been dropp ...

NSW Fair Trading Minister Eleni Petinos has announced that she will have a zero tolerance policy with unsafe rides following an incident in which a four-year-old boy was left unrestrained on a ride a ...

SafeWork NSW has launched a 12-month campaign to reduce falls in the construction industry.The campaign comes after a judge voiced concern over the high number of serious ‘fall from height’ incidents ...

The South Hedland Magistrates Court has ordered a mining company to pay $125,000 after a maintenance worker was struck by a metal shard on the neck more than four years ago.The company was fined afte ...