These are the five sectors Victoria will target over the next year
Victoria has announced five sectors it will target over the next year, which account for almost 60% of work-related deaths and accepted workplace injury claims.
Level crossing AI safety solution has merit
Among the merit recipients in the 2025 VIC iAwards was an edge AI solution designed to enhance safety at passive level crossings.
Digging smarter: how AI is driving safety, sustainability and scale in mining
AI is no longer a futuristic add-on — it's becoming the engine room of safer, smarter and more sustainable mining practices.
Responder washdown system designed for on-scene protection
A portable washdown system aims to provide emergency responders with at-the-scene protection, including from cancer-causing contaminants and bacterial exposure.
New WHS reforms aimed at eliminating workplace injuries and modernising the NSW industrial relations system
More changes are coming to NSW's WHS and industrial relations laws in line with establishing a modern IR framework for NSW and preventing injuries and deaths.
Ansell Australian Indigenous Program glove range
Each glove in the Ansell Australian Indigenous Program range features original packaging artwork...
Graphex Quantum Lumina cut-resistant glove
More than just a high-visibility glove, Lumina combines 18-gauge dexterity with Cut Level F...
The benefits of complying with new welding fume safety standards
As Australian welding safety regulations become more stringent, workplaces should look to deploy Australian Standards Certified PAPR units that are...
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$30K fine after 17-year-old apprentice catches fire while welding
A metal fabrication company has been fined $30,000 after a 17-year-old apprentice suffered...
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Oz-based PIP completes Honeywell PPE acquisition
Australian-based company Protective Industrial Products, Inc. has completed its acquisition of...
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AWU: "Heads must roll after mass silicosis diagnosis"
News that 13 M6 tunnel workers have been diagnosed with silicosis "should prompt immediate...
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Unpacking the latest in height safety
The introduction of the Industrial Manslaughter Bill in NSW this year means that a more proactive approach to workplace safety is needed.
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Worker's headfirst fall into stormwater drain lands manufacturer $70K fine
A stormwater treatment manufacturer has been fined $70,000 after a worker sustained a fractured...
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Worker's fall into unfinished pool lands company $750,000 fine
After a worker from another business fell into an unfinished concrete swimming pool, a...
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Fatal fall fine near quadrupled to $250K on appeal
On appeal, a fine for the death of a worker who fell through a polycarbonate roofing sheet onto a...
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From pandemic to prevention: companies address manual handling risks
Across all work industries, manual handling injuries (or body stressing injuries) represent ~37% of total workplace injuries.
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$500K fine after worker loses eye in "horrific" metal plate fall
In WA, a mining fabrication company has been fined $500,000 over an incident in which a falling...
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Failure to adequately implement existing procedure — $100K fine
Following an incident with a front-end loader that injured two workers, a company has been fined...
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Mobile plant, fixed machinery and vehicles compliance blitz
SafeWork NSW inspectors have issued more than 140 notices as part of a targeted mobile plant,...
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