Industry News
Australian CDC provides doctors with updated silica dust guidance
Outlining best practices for health assessments and monitoring, it spans available evidence, clinical evaluation strategies and collaborative decision making with patients. [ + ]
IMARC 2026 will bring mining world to Sydney
Mining'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. [ + ]
$1.1 million safety spend to follow forklift incident at Royal Australian Mint
After a coin blanking press weighing around three tonnes almost fell on a worker while being moved by a forklift, Comcare has accepted an estimated $1.1 million enforceable undertaking. [ + ]
Protecting workers from exposure to lead — have your say
Until 24 August, Safe Work Australia is seeking feedback on options to improve the safety of workers undertaking work that may expose them to lead. [ + ]
$200K fine follows uncontrolled collapse that trapped two workers
The two workers were cutting a steel roof truss from a raised scissor lift when there was unexpected structural movement that left them trapped seven metres above ground. [ + ]
$310K fine for mining contractor over coal mine worker death
The contractor was fined for breach of obligations in relation to an incident where a worker was killed when struck by a torque arm attached to a conveyor at an underground coal mine. [ + ]
Forklift incident leads to combined $249,600 company and director fine
The proceedings arose from a 7 November 2022 incident in which a worker sustained injuries after she was struck by a reversing forklift. [ + ]
Report: Workers compensation arrangements in Australia and New Zealand
Marking its 30th edition, the Safe Work Australia report compares arrangements and differences between schemes in the two countries as at 31 December 2025. [ + ]
Worker's fall results in record $3.4 million workplace manslaughter fine
The second prosecution under Victoria's workplace manslaughter provisions has resulted in the largest ever fine for a single offence under the state's workplace safety laws. [ + ]
Defective lifting equipment death leads to record $1.75 million fine
The highest fine ever imposed under Western Australia's workplace safety laws has followed the death of a worker who was struck by a falling structural steel column. [ + ]
Alleged exposure to risks associated with airborne asbestos leads to $210K+ EUs
SafeWork SA has accepted enforceable undertakings from a gym operator and its director for alleged exposure to risks associated with airborne asbestos during demolition and renovation works. [ + ]
Proposed cannabis-driving changes risk more road trauma, surgeons warn
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons has warned against proposed changes — announced this month by the NSW Government — to medicinal cannabis driving laws. [ + ]
$120K fine after worker struck by hot bitumen
After hot bitumen discharged from a vehicle-mounted melter struck and seriously injured a worker, a road line marking company has been convicted and fined $120,000. [ + ]
Court-ordered men's shed opens in worker's memory
As part of a court-imposed penalty, a men's shed has opened in Pennington, South Australia, dedicated to the memory of a worker who died when he fell 6.5 metres onto a concrete floor. [ + ]
Aboriginal Corporation charged over rollover incidents that included a fatality
A Central Australian Aboriginal Corporation has been charged by NT WorkSafe in relation to two rollover incidents that injured two workers and killed a third. [ + ]
