Industry News
Death of 25-year-old crushed against steel frame leads to $630K in fines
The worker was in a boom lift to install safety mesh for future roofing works. No spotter was being used and a fitted operator protection alarm was disconnected. [ + ]
2.8m fall lands building and maintenance company $390,000 fine
The result of a prosecution by SafeWork NSW, the worker fell through a skylight void from one level to another and was seriously injured. [ + ]
$205K in fines follow six-metre fall from unsafely constructed scaffold
Two companies and one director have been fined $100,000, $15,000 and $90,000, respectively, after a worker was seriously injured in the approximate six-metre fall. [ + ]
$200K fine after stacker conveyor entanglement at a gold mine
The worker suffered a crush injury and a fractured left humerus as a result of the entanglement, which occurred in the Mungari gold mine near Kalgoorlie. [ + ]
Nexon partners with Dementia Australia to tackle dementia stigma in the workplace
Ahead of Dementia Action Week, which runs 21–27 September, Nexon Asia Pacific is encouraging workplaces to talk about dementia. [ + ]
Lead dust exposure during power station decommissioning results in $60K fine
Respiratory protection to prevent inhalation of lead dust, such as full-face respirators, was not provided to workers undertaking a task that generated dust and debris. [ + ]
ATSB commences transport safety investigation into Sydney Airport near collision
The near collision occurred on Sunday morning between a Jetstar A320 and Qatar Airways Boeing 777 on a taxiway. [ + ]
Worker seriously injured by falling metal debris leads to $212,500 fine
The worker was struck while working on a bucket elevator conveyer, the company being convicted and fined in the District Court of NSW. [ + ]
$150K spend follows truck driver struck by forklift
The incident occurred while the driver was in a loading area waiting for his truck to be packed with carpet tiles. Struck in the back, the driver briefly lost consciousness. [ + ]
Safe Work Australia publishes three airborne contaminants guides
The guides are to help workplaces manage exposure and prepare for the 1 December 2026 transition to the workplace exposure limits for airborne contaminants (WEL) list. [ + ]
Charges laid in South Australia's first case of industrial manslaughter
The charges follow a 2024 incident in which, it is alleged, a 28-year-old worker died after being struck in the head by a metal object ejected from a milling machine he was operating. [ + ]
Construction company fined $400K after structural steel framework collapse
The collapse occurred in October 2022, an investigation finding that any near the unstable structure after erection in February 2022 was at risk of serious injury or death. [ + ]
Safe Work Australia releases guidance on managing AI risks
If not appropriately designed, implemented and managed, AI and digital technologies can create new hazards or increase existing physical and psychological risks. [ + ]
$90K fine after grout gun left apprentice with 5% vision
The young adult apprentice was not provided with adequate personal protective equipment and subsequently had the eye removed (voluntarily). [ + ]
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. [ + ]
