After a Melbourne worker's fingers were severed in a mixing machine, a recidivist food manufacturer was fined $100,000. [ + ]

Falling objects remain a leading cause of workplace harm in the building industry, with more than 280 construction workers injured since the start of 2023. [ + ]

A Perth assessor has had his high risk work licence accreditation cancelled, prompting warnings about improper assessments of applicants. [ + ]

Charges have been laid by WorkSafe Victoria after a worker died following a three-metre fall at a Glen Waverley building site in September 2022. [ + ]

A Digital Yellow Card Operator Licence has been launched by the Elevating Work Platform Association (EWPA). [ + ]

Musculoskeletal disorders are Australia's most common workplace injury, accounting for 57% of compensation claims for serious injuries. [ + ]

More than $560,000 will be spent by a civil engineering company after a worker's hand was amputated by a concrete pump mixer. [ + ]

All Australian workers are being urged to make safety their business, as the annual National Safe Work Month takes place. [ + ]

The importance of staying safe on farms is being highlighted by the WorkSafe Victoria 'It's never you, until it is' campaign. [ + ]

The death of a WA worker on a freeway offramp is being investigated by WorkSafe. [ + ]

Hazardous materials handling is a crucial issue for many businesses, given they are responsible for 14% of all serious injury claims. [ + ]

After part of a worker's finger was amputated at a Dandenong South factory, fines totalling $65,000 were issued to two companies. [ + ]

National Safe Work Month is coming up in October, with the national theme being 'Safety is everyone's business'. [ + ]

The Champions of Safety Awards were recently launched by the Workplace Health & Safety Show. [ + ]

A conviction and $160,000 fine has been issued to a company after it took a safety shortcut, leading to the collapse of a crane. [ + ]