National Safe Work Month 2026 gets underway
02 October, 2026The first week's theme is 'For life: why WHS matters', encouraging workplaces to reconnect with the purpose behind WHS and the role everyone has to play.
Hospital trials paid worker exercise
29 September, 2026 | Supplied by: Heart Research InstituteAround 100 Nepean Hospital workers will take part in a 12-month trial, involved in activities like "exer-gaming" with VR glasses and a video game console.
NSW launches Psychosocial Advisory Service
28 September, 2026The launch follows psychosocial requests for service to SafeWork NSW more than doubling over the past five years, the regulator said.
Comcare releases suicide prevention and response guidance
22 September, 2026The new practical guidance is designed to support employers to take a risk-based and trauma-informed approach to suicide prevention and response.
Five emerging transport leaders create utilities digital platform solution
15 September, 2026 | Supplied by: Transport AustraliaThe team set out to solve one of construction's most persistent problems: accessing accurate underground utility information before work begins.
National Safe Work Month activity kit now available
14 September, 2026Ahead of next month's National Safe Work Month, Safe Work Australia has released the activity kit, including a flexible program of weekly activities, videos and discussion guides.
WHS prosecutions decline but average financial penalty reaches record high
08 September, 2026This is according to new data released by Safe Work Australia, revealing a 33% increase on the average financial penalty per prosecution — the highest annual average recorded.
MYZEL by Pilz machine lifecycle software package
01 September, 2026 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LPMYZEL by Pilz is designed to bring together machinery, documentation, workflows, safety information and employee qualifications in one secure digital environment.
Opinion: Beyond the survey — what psychosocial risk management is becoming
21 August, 2026 by Dr Anna Kiaos* | Supplied by: Mind Culture Life Australia Pty LtdThe government-backed People at Work assessment platform will close on 2 October. This psychosocial risk researcher says the challenge goes beyond finding a replacement.
Nexon partners with Dementia Australia to tackle dementia stigma in the workplace
17 August, 2026Ahead of Dementia Action Week, which runs 21–27 September, Nexon Asia Pacific is encouraging workplaces to talk about dementia.
Construction company fined $400K after structural steel framework collapse
03 August, 2026The collapse occurred in October 2022, an investigation finding that any near the unstable structure after erection in February 2022 was at risk of serious injury or death.
70+ tackle eight high-pressure emergency scenarios
28 July, 2026 | Supplied by: NSW SESThe State Disaster Rescue Challenge was a NSW SES major simulation exercise based on a mass-casualty flash flooding event.
Safe Work Australia releases guidance on managing AI risks
27 July, 2026If not appropriately designed, implemented and managed, AI and digital technologies can create new hazards or increase existing physical and psychological risks.
IMARC 2026 will bring mining world to Sydney
20 July, 2026 | Supplied by: Beacon EventsMining's critical delivery and sustainability challenges will be examined at the International Mining and Resources Conference + Expo (IMARC), which returns to ICC Sydney from 27–29 October.
Safety at work is a serious job — using creativity and data to shift behaviour in South Australia
13 July, 2026 | Supplied by: SafeWork SAIn April 2026, SafeWork SA launched its first major public awareness campaign in over 15 years. The regulator's Executive Director Glenn Farrell takes us through it.
