Company convicted, fined $3m for industrial manslaughter
25 June, 2020Queensland's first sentence for industrial manslaughter has been handed down, with an auto wrecking yard fined $3 million following the death of a worker.
NSW work health and safety laws updated
17 June, 2020The NSW Parliament has increased penalty amounts for all WHS offences, and prohibited insurance and indemnity arrangements, as part of new amended NSW WHS laws.
Regional accelerator program boosts ventilator innovation
15 June, 2020The METS Regional Innovation Accelerator Program has been introduced in Victoria to help regionally based mining businesses fast-track safety product innovation.
Night-shift workers at greater risk of injury, ill health
12 June, 2020British research by IOSH has found that shift workers who work night shifts are 25–30% more at risk of injury than those who work day shifts.
Senior miners appointed to Qld safety board
10 June, 2020Four senior miners have joined the body that sets and maintains the standards for safety roles in Queensland's mines.
Business fined after fatal wall collapse
02 June, 2020A building company and its subcontractors have been fined a total of $620,000 after one worker was killed and another injured at a construction site in Sydney.
Inquiry reveals design issues with unstable Paradise Dam
02 June, 2020An independent inquiry has found a range of structural and design issues with Paradise Dam in Bundaberg, detailed in a 563-page Commission report.
Mine safety inquiry to investigate over 40 mine incidents
01 June, 2020A retired judge and an expert in coalmine safety will lead an inquiry into over 40 gas incidents in Queensland's underground coalmines since mid-2019.
If a vaccine is created for SARS-CoV-2: WHS responsibilities
28 May, 2020 by Patrick Walsh* | Supplied by: DW Fox Tucker LawyersA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine would necessitate a reconsideration of WHS policies, such as whether employees should undergo vaccination before returning to the workplace.
WA jobseekers misled by construction training courses
27 May, 2020Construction jobseekers in Western Australia are being misled by a training provider that offers 'introductory' courses at reduced prices.
SafeWork SA contacts businesses to manage COVID-19 risks
26 May, 2020As businesses reopen in South Australia, SafeWork SA will be contacting employers via phone to provide guidance and help manage the risks of COVID-19.
NSW Government releases 'COVIDSafe Transport Plan'
26 May, 2020The NSW Government has released its plan to provide a safe public transport network amid COVID-19, with substantial changes to NSW public transport services.
Matchmaking manufacturers: to boost COVID-19 supply chains
25 May, 2020A national matchmaking platform for manufacturers to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak has been expanded, to continue to provide solutions after the pandemic.
Qld mine bosses face 20 years' jail for worker deaths
22 May, 2020The Qld Government has extended the offence of industrial manslaughter to the resources sector; this could see mining executives jailed for up to 20 years.
COVID-19 exercise a success for Far West mines
19 May, 2020PANDEMINEIUM, a virtual underground mine collapse exercise, was performed at NSW mines to test the effectiveness of new COVID-19 operating constraints.
