MyPass digital workforce management system
16 April, 2025 | Supplied by: MyPass GlobalMyPass is a digital workforce management system, designed to streamline safety and compliance in highly regulated industries.
Do a young worker safety check-up this NSW Youth Week
11 April, 2025With 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.
Contract labour in mining: do savings outweigh safety outcomes?
11 April, 2025Australian researchers have analysed decades of research on contract labour in mining, arguing that the cost reductions could create unforeseen safety risks.
Psychosocial risk management: eight trends with tips
04 April, 2025 | Supplied by: Heart and Brain WorksPsychosocial risk management has become a central pillar of workplace safety and organisational sustainability. Here are eight trends with accompanying tips.
2025 Champions of Safety Awards nominations close 4 April
01 April, 2025Nominations for the 2025 Champions of Safety Awards — an initiative by the Workplace Health & Safety Show — close on 4 April.
Move to make SafeWork NSW "a regulator with teeth"
31 March, 2025NSW has passed legislation to officially establish SafeWork NSW as a standalone regulator — a move to restore it as "a regulator with teeth".
$500K in grants for mental injury return-to-work ideas
24 March, 2025A 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.
50 in 2024: Victoria's workplace fatalities figures
10 March, 2025Transport, construction and agriculture were Victoria's deadliest sectors in 2024, with workplace fatalities spread across more than half of all industries.
Construction forum drives evidence-informed WHS solutions
06 March, 2025 | Supplied by: RMIT UniversitySHINe is an RMIT University-developed, industry-led collaborative research funding model that identifies and tackles problems across the construction industry.
Workers comp fraud convicted after claiming $114K
28 February, 2025After dishonestly claiming $114,952 in workers compensation payments while secretly working a full-time job, a business manager has faced conviction.
Snowy 2.0 tunnel work shut down due to flying shrapnel
28 February, 2025All underground operations at the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project have been halted following the failure of ventilation equipment.
$51K fine after worker crushed by stone slab
27 February, 2025A conviction and $51,000 fine has been issued to a Dandenong benchtop manufacturer after a worker was crushed by a 300-kilogram stone slab.
Workers comp claims rise despite focus on safety
27 February, 2025There has been a 20.5% increase in workers comp claims over the past decade, data from Safe Work Australia shows.
Govt funding plays key role in worker suicide prevention
21 February, 2025Federal government funding has been a huge support for mental health and suicide prevention within construction, energy, mining and manufacturing.
Exploitation rife among migrant meat workers: report
17 February, 2025The experiences of migrant meat industry workers have been highlighted in new research, which paints a grim picture of overall working conditions.
