A Geelong company has chosen novel penalty options to atone for workplace safety breaches, agreeing to announce what it did wrong in a newspaper advertisement.

A Victorian company was convicted and fined $200,000 for workplace safety failings which caused the death of a forklift driver.

The Perth-based inventor of an innovative failsafe man overboard alarm system, Mobilarm, will be significantly accelerating the commercialisation of its technology after being awarded a $1.3 million 'Commercial Ready' grant from the Australian Department of Industry Tourism & Resources.

WorkSafe is investigating the work-related death of a 22-year-old apprentice cabinet maker at a furniture factory in Malaga last Friday.

Playground equipment manufacturer, Playspace Playground, pleaded guilty to failing to provide an injured employee with his pre injury position as required under Victoria’s workers compensation legislation.

An Osborne Park manufacturer of rock candy was fined $20,000 for failing to provide a safe workplace after a worker’s finger was severely injured in an unguarded machine.

Returning to work after injury could become a less arduous process with the launch of an online resource containing up-to-date advice and research on return to work issues.

WorkSafe Victoria’s February crackdown on dangerous work at height on housing and small to medium construction sites will continue through to the end of March.

WorkCover NSW recently issued a safety alert to warn of the dangers of powerlines when pumping concrete, following an incident where the operator of a concrete-placing boom received a serious electric shock when the boom came into contact with 22 kV overhead powerlines that crossed over the construction site. The work was being carried out in almost dark conditions in a fogbound area, where the overhead powerlines were unsighted.

One third of employees believe their work equipment is hazardous but more than a quarter would compromise their health for danger money, a new survey shows.

The National Code of Practice for Precast, Tilt-up and Concrete Elements in Building Construction was declared by the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) at the end of February 2008.

A Melbourne re-stumping business, Brother Nguyen, has been fined $15,000 by the County Court for breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA) is conducting a national awareness campaign to alert employers and the workforce to two major risk categories currently facing the industry.

WorkSafe Victoria has released two handbooks outlining the requirements of new regulations for Victoria’s construction industry.

An investigation is underway into alleged breaches of a health and safety law which allows court-authorised union representatives to visit workplaces to enquire into safety concerns.