Industry News
ACT launches Residential Construction Strategy 2022–24
WorkSafe ACT has introduced the Residential Construction Strategy 2022–24 to improve safety behaviour in the state's construction sector. [ + ]
Workplace Health & Safety Show heads to Sydney
The Workplace Health & Safety Show 2022 will be held in Sydney from 20–21 September, providing a live, interactive learning experience for attendees. [ + ]
Safety alert issued after worker suffers cryogenic burns
Business owners have been advised to manage the risks to health and safety when handling hazardous goods after a young worker suffered serious cryogenic burns while handling liquid nitrogen. [ + ]
Vic extends support for injured workers and families
Victoria has introduced legislative amendments to better support workers with occupational diseases that deteriorate rapidly or over a long period of time. [ + ]
Speak Up Save Lives app marks milestone of 10,000 reports
The Speak Up Save Lives app has recorded 10,000 reports on workplace safety and compliance made through mobile devices since its launch. [ + ]
Director fined after labour hire worker's arm amputated
The Managing Director of a recycling company has been fined $70,000 after a worker's arm was caught between a conveyor belt and a roller and amputated at the shoulder. [ + ]
Transport company charged after worker suffers electric shock
A Victorian transport company has been charged after a worker was injured when a crane truck he was operating struck overhead powerlines. [ + ]
Komatsu expands Aussie presence with MST Global acquisition
Komatsu has acquired Australian business MST Global, to increase availability of high-speed, low-latency digital communication in underground mining. [ + ]
Traffic controller fatally crushed in workplace incident
A 64-year-old man has died in Victoria while unloading gravel from a truck trailer. This brings the workplace fatality toll to 23 for 2022, six fewer than at the same time last year. [ + ]
Train manufacturer fined after worker sustains crush injury
A Victorian train and rail manufacturer has been fined $20,000 after a worker was crushed while unpacking a crate of glass panes weighing 750 kg. [ + ]
WA launches Mine Safety Management System code of practice
WorkSafe WA has launched the Mine Safety Management System code of practice as a central component of the risk management framework for mine sites. [ + ]
Union condemns extent of sexual harassment in mining sector
The AWU has condemned the mining sector's inaction on sexual violence, after a WA parliamentary inquiry revealed that sexual assault is endemic in the industry. [ + ]
WorkSafe WA investigates worker death
WorkSafe WA is investigating the work-related death of a man who was reportedly caught in a conveyor belt while working in a North Coogee salt refinery. [ + ]
Road tanker manufacturer fined $600,000 over suffocation death
A road tanker manufacturer has been convicted and fined after an apprentice died of asphyxiation while working inside a tanker at its Cranbourne West factory. [ + ]
ETU raises safety concerns over Sydney Metro project
The ETU has called for SafeWork NSW to investigate the Sydney Metro project, after an escalator collapsed and a worker was injured in two separate incidents. [ + ]
