Industry News
NSW Resources Regulator announces compliance priorities
The NSW Resources Regulator has published the key compliance priorities for January–June 2022, to increase industry confidence in its regulatory activities. [ + ]
Power station charged over workplace arc flash death
A Yallourn power station has been charged with breaching the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a 2018 incident in which a worker died after being burned by an arc flash. [ + ]
WA releases draft work health and safety regulations
Western Australia has released exposure drafts of regulations, before the commencement of work health and safety reforms in March 2022. [ + ]
Engineering company fined $300K after fatal crush incident
An engineering company has been fined $300,000 after one worker died and another was seriously injured following a crush incident inside a shipping container. [ + ]
Company fined for endangering workers in fuel tank container fire
An industrial equipment supplier has been fined $41,500 after two workers were almost seriously injured when the fuel tank they were working on caught fire. [ + ]
Silica dust detection device to protect NSW workers from silicosis
Field trials of a new technology that is designed to detect dangerous levels of respirable crystalline silica are underway in NSW, as part of the NSW Dust Strategy 2020–22. [ + ]
ASEA releases updated stocks and flows model for asbestos
ASEA has released updated asbestos stocks and flows information, revealing that there are 6.4 million tonnes of asbestos in the built environment in Australia. [ + ]
Construction company fined $320K over death of young worker
A WA construction company that failed to provide a safe workplace for a 17-year-old worker, resulting in him falling 12 metres to his death, has been fined $320,000. [ + ]
Finalists revealed for 2021 WorkSafe Awards
Businesses, health and safety representatives, and people who have returned to work after injury are among the finalists for Victoria's 2021 WorkSafe Awards. [ + ]
SWA releases Comparative Performance Monitoring report
The 23rd edition of the Comparative Performance Monitoring report has been released by Safe Work Australia, providing trend analyses on WHS regulations in Australia. [ + ]
Company fined $200K after Forrestfield Airport Link Project explosion
A subcontractor has been fined $200,000 after an explosion at the Forrestfield Airport Link Project in 2018 left a worker with a traumatic brain injury. [ + ]
WA electrician, company fined $32,500 for safety breach
A WA electrical company and electrician have been fined a combined $32,500 for failing to install a key safety component in a switchboard. [ + ]
New regulations for exposure to CO2 in underground mines take effect
Amendments to the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2014, regarding the exposure standards for carbon dioxide in underground mines, have come into effect. [ + ]
ABCC takes action against CFMMEU after alleged aggression
The ABCC has taken action against the CFMMEU and three of its officials for alleged conduct that includes aggressive behaviour at the Mordialloc Freeway project site in 2020. [ + ]
Development company supervisor fined over crush incident
A site supervisor has been fined $10,000 over a 2018 incident in which a worker was seriously injured when limestone blocks and a steel plate fell on him. [ + ]
