Federal Safety Commissioner David Denney has revised the OFSC Audit Arrangements in Victoria to reflect changes in the construction industry due to COVID-19. [ + ]

SafeWork NSW inspectors visited construction sites in Newcastle to ensure they had the right safeguards in place, following a number of on-site injuries. [ + ]

As part of the Offshore Oil and Gas Safety Review, the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources is seeking feedback about a draft framework policy. [ + ]

Diamond Valley Pork has been fined $130,000 for a 2019 incident in which a worker's hand was crushed while trapped in a waste chute. [ + ]

The WorkSafe ACT Strategic Summit addressed safety at residential construction sites and WorkSafe ACT's strategic focus over the next four years. [ + ]

SafeWork NSW inspectors will conduct a compliance blitz across the state, verifying licensing and operator competency on crane operators at worksites. [ + ]

A construction company has been fined $850,000 after a carpenter fell more than three metres to his death on a building site in Melbourne. [ + ]

On 29 July, a 37-year-old worker died at a construction site in the Katherine region of the Northern Territory after falling from the tracks of an excavator. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia has announced the theme for National Safe Work Month in October: Work Health and Safety through COVID-19. [ + ]

A Victorian equipment hire company has been fined $85,000 following the death of a worker who was loading lift equipment onto a truck. [ + ]