A South Australian man has been fined $8100 plus costs for unlicensed asbestos removal, despite a previous fine and licence cancellation. [ + ]

Sydney/metropolitan transport and distribution businesses could soon get a visit from SafeWork NSW as part of a program aimed at reducing fall-related injuries. [ + ]

Queensland's coalmine site senior executives are being urged to review their safety procedures after a worker died at Carborough Downs Underground Mine. [ + ]

The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency is urging trades workers to think beyond roofs, walls and insulation when assessing asbestos exposure risk. [ + ]

A set of amendments to NSW Work Health and Safety Regulations came into effect in November 2019. [ + ]

A construction company has been fined $650K after its failure to maintain a safe working environment or provide instruction led a worker to fall to his death. [ + ]

An electrical services company and its director have been charged after failures in the workplace resulted in the death of a fourth-year apprentice electrician. [ + ]

SafeWork SA's first annual activity report has been tabled in parliament following a recommendation from SA ICAC's evaluation last year. [ + ]

A worker has died at Bulga Open Cut mine after being found unconscious and unresponsive in the cabin of the rubber-tyred dozer he was operating.

A worker's leg has been crushed after an excavator bucket unexpectedly disconnected from height during a house demolition. [ + ]