SafeWork SA auditing high-risk construction work
04 February, 2020From February 2020, inspectors from SafeWork SA will carry out inspections of construction sites to ensure their compliance with safe work method statements.
Truck driver dies after workplace incident in Ballarat
03 February, 2020A man has died in an industrial yard in Ballarat; this brings the number of workplace deaths in 2020 to five, which is two more than this time last year.
Your contractor compliance solution could be failing you
01 February, 2020 | Supplied by: ConserveThere are three key elements your business needs for contractor compliance. Without all of them your business could be at risk.
Queensland DNRME files charges against mining companies
30 January, 2020The Queensland DNRME has filed charges against a mining company and commenced legal proceedings against two quarry operators and a coal plant.
SafeWork SA prioritises safety in lead-up to event season
29 January, 2020SafeWork SA will be conducting compliance inspections at a range of events in the lead-up to the state's event season, to ensure patron and worker safety.
SafeWork SA campaigns to reduce musculoskeletal disorders
20 January, 2020SafeWork SA is performing a compliance and safety awareness campaign, to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the manufacturing industry.
18 years of Australian workers compensation data
16 January, 2020Labourers have the highest rate of serious claims in the latest year of workers compensation data. We explore the report findings, including 18 years of data.
Children face many hazards in the workplace
13 January, 2020WorkSafe WA has urged employers to keep children away from workplaces, particularly factories and construction sites, during the school holidays.
Rumble strips used across NSW to reduce roadwork accidents
08 January, 2020Transport for NSW has initiated the use of rumble strips on selected roadwork sites across NSW, to keep workers and motorists safe.
WorkSafe Vic charges two companies after crane death
08 January, 2020Alliance CG and Clark Cranes have been charged for failing to provide a safe work environment, after a 48-year-old man was killed at a building site in Box Hill.
Support line managers, safeguard mental health
11 December, 2019Line managers are not being given sufficient support to safeguard the mental health and wellbeing of their workers, 2019 survey research suggests.
Mining company fined $136K over injured worker
11 December, 2019A mining company has been fined $136,000 over an incident at Doyalson's Manning Colliery where a worker sustained a serious head injury.
Charges laid over death in Victorian milk processing plant
10 December, 2019WorkSafe has charged Big Hill Cranes, A-1 Engineering and an engineer after a man was killed in an accident at a decommissioned milk factory in Victoria.
Burn incident sees paint manufacturer fined $75K
10 December, 2019A paint mixing and manufacturing company has been fined $75,750 and ordered to upskill key staff after a worker was severely burnt while cleaning.
High-risk work licences suspended over unsafe crane operation
09 December, 2019Three South Australian workers have lost their high-risk work licences over unsafe mobile crane operation.
