Industry News
SafeWork NSW audits tunnelling silica management systems
SafeWork NSW's specialist silica compliance team is auditing silica management systems of contractors delivering six construction projects involving tunnels. [ + ]
Do a young worker safety check-up this NSW Youth Week
With more than 15,000 of the state's 25-and-unders injured each year, SafeWork NSW is urging a safety check-up this NSW Youth Week, which runs until 17 April. [ + ]
$75K in company/officer fines follow awning collapse injury
A shade solutions company and officer in Queensland have been fined $70,000 and $5000, respectively, after an awning collapsed during installation, injuring a worker. [ + ]
Heavy machinery injury lands mining company $750K fine
In WA, an underground mining services company has been fined $750,000 after a drill operator sustained spinal and leg injuries working on heavy machinery. [ + ]
Hot works fire leads to $170K fine
A power station operator in Yallourn, Victoria has been convicted and fined $170,000 after a fire during maintenance works put workers at risk. [ + ]
2025 Champions of Safety Awards nominations close 4 April
Nominations for the 2025 Champions of Safety Awards — an initiative by the Workplace Health & Safety Show — close on 4 April. [ + ]
Alcoa fined $400,000 after caustic spill burns workers
In WA, an uncontrolled release of caustic solution that burned workers at Alcoa's Kwinana alumina refinery has led to a $400,000 fine. [ + ]
Move to make SafeWork NSW "a regulator with teeth"
NSW has passed legislation to officially establish SafeWork NSW as a standalone regulator — a move to restore it as "a regulator with teeth". [ + ]
Fatal crane-load crushing lands $340K fine
In Victoria, a worker has been fatally crushed after a suspended load fell from a crane, leading to a metal galvanising business being convicted and fined $340,000. [ + ]
$500K in grants for mental injury return-to-work ideas
A WorkSafe Victoria grants program is offering up to $500,000 for ideas targeting early intervention for mental injuries within the first 26 weeks of submitting a claim. [ + ]
$65K fine follows scaffolding centimetres from live power
In Victoria, a builder has been convicted and fined $65,000 after metal scaffolding was erected within 10 cm of a live power cable. [ + ]
AWU: "Heads must roll after mass silicosis diagnosis"
News that 13 M6 tunnel workers have been diagnosed with silicosis "should prompt immediate prosecutions by SafeWork NSW", the AWU said in a statement. [ + ]
Timber company fined $385K after conveyor crushing
In Western Australia, a timber company has been fined $385,000 after a worker's arm became trapped in a conveyor, crushing and degloving it. [ + ]
Mobile plant, fixed machinery and vehicles compliance blitz
SafeWork NSW inspectors have issued more than 140 notices as part of a targeted mobile plant, fixed machinery and vehicles compliance operation. [ + ]
$40K fine follows skylight fall
In Victoria, a demolition company has been convicted and fined $40,000 after a worker fell through a skylight and fractured his spine at a residential site. [ + ]
