Developing a safe way to remove large underground raise bore reamers
13 December, 2021A safe work methodology has been developed to remove large diameter reamers in an underground environment.
Company fined $200K after Forrestfield Airport Link Project explosion
01 December, 2021A subcontractor has been fined $200,000 after an explosion at the Forrestfield Airport Link Project in 2018 left a worker with a traumatic brain injury.
Victoria records two forklift-related deaths in one week
20 October, 2021Two workers have lost their lives in forklift-related incidents within the space of a week, bringing the Victorian workplace fatality toll to 45 for 2021.
Construction company fined after worker crushed to death
11 October, 2021A civil construction company has been fined $50,000 after a worker was crushed while guiding a drum roller onto a truck in Mildura.
SafeWork NSW commences October forklift safety blitz
06 October, 2021October is National Safe Work Month. In the New South Wales jurisdiction, SafeWork NSW inspectors will visit businesses to ensure forklifts are used safely.
EXAIR Super Air Knife
01 October, 2021Compact Super Air Knives are designed to provide a uniform, high-volume, high-velocity curtain of air to blow off, dry or cool surfaces.
Software developed to enhance rail level crossing safety
01 October, 2021A tailor-made data analytics software program has been developed to help governments and industry make better planning decisions on level crossing safety treatments.
Labour hire company, contractor fined $29K for age discrimination
29 September, 2021A West Australian labour hire company and contractor have been fined $20,000 and $9000 respectively, for refusing to hire a 70-year-old grader due to his age.
Incident Information Release issued after three crush injuries
23 September, 2021NT WorkSafe has published an Incident Information Release, following three separate crush incidents that led to serious injuries over the span of one month.
CFMMEU and official penalised for reckless conduct
16 September, 2021The CFMMEU and one of its officials have been fined $54,540 for failing to comply with occupational health and safety requirements at the Monash Freeway upgrade project.
Oxygen therapy company, director fined for client death
13 August, 2021A hyperbaric oxygen therapy provider and its clinical director have been fined $726,750 after the death of a customer in 2016.
Two dead in separate workplace incidents
10 August, 2021Two men died in separate workplace incidents over the span of 48 hours in Victoria. The deaths brought the state's 2021 workplace fatality total to 30.
Safety app to reduce injuries in road freight industry
09 July, 2021A safety app, developed by SafeWork NSW and Lindsay Transport, provides training and guidance for NSW transport workers to reduce the risk of workplace injuries.
Meat processor fined $90K after worker crushed by forklift
29 June, 2021A meat processing company has been fined $90,000 after a worker was crushed between a forklift and a steel barrier, sustaining nerve damage to his legs.
Queensland train driver dies after locomotive and coal train crash
23 June, 2021A Queensland Rail train driver has died and two others are injured, after a locomotive and coal train collided in Westwood, west of Rockhampton, on 18 June 2021.
