Industry News
Modern Slavery Act consultation open until 1 September
Until 1 September, businesses, experts and community members are encouraged to contribute views to strength the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth). [ + ]
Victoria awards over $1.7m to tackle occupational disease and illness
Victoria has awarded over $1.7 million to six organisations to help tackle occupational diseases and illnesses — asbestosis and silicosis among these. [ + ]
High potential incident sparks Queensland mine safety first
A high potential incident at Anglo American's Moranbah North steelmaking coalmine sparked a recent "first ever" Queensland tripartite safety and health forum. [ + ]
Fine for hoarding collapse doubled to $50,000 on appeal
A fine a construction company had received following a hoarding collapse at a Geelong building site has been doubled to $50,000 after an appeal. [ + ]
Safe Work Australia updates WHS prosecutions dashboard
Safe Work Australia has updated the WHS prosecutions dashboard; it reflects the latest publicly available data from 2024 and shows a continued yearly prosecutions increase. [ + ]
Steel-bending machine's partial degloving lands $90K fine
A steel manufacturing company with a history of WHS offending has been convicted and fined $90,000 after a worker's hand became trapped in a bending machine. [ + ]
Inaugural SafeWork NSW Commissioner takes up role
Today, the inaugural SafeWork NSW Commissioner, Janet Schorer, takes up her role — this follows SafeWork NSW becoming a standalone regulator on 1 July. [ + ]
IMARC 2025: Supply chain, cost and productivity imperatives loom large
The International Mining and Resources Conference + Expo returns to ICC Sydney from 21–23 October, focusing on supply chains, costs and productivity innovations. [ + ]
UQ mine safety training headed for Argentina
Australia's Department of Education has awarded The University of Queensland a $1 million funding package, which will include mine safety training in Argentina. [ + ]
Failure to adequately implement existing procedure — $100K fine
Following an incident with a front-end loader that injured two workers, a company has been fined $100,000 for failure to adequately implement existing procedure. [ + ]
Fine follows formwork collapse that knocked over scissor lift
A formwork sales consultant has been fined $15,000 after formwork collapsed, knocking over a scissor lift with two workers in the scissor lift at the time. [ + ]
SafeWork NSW inspectors to don body-worn video
To deter violence or aggression against SafeWork NSW inspectors, the NSW Government has commenced a statewide rollout of body-worn video. [ + ]
CFMEU High Court decision welcomed by industry
The Australian Constructors Association and Ai Group have welcomed the unanimous High Court decision to uphold the CFMEU (Construction & General) administration. [ + ]
Safe Work Australia releases Research and Evaluation Strategy
Setting out a national research agenda to make workplaces safe and save lives, Safe Work Australia's Research and Evaluation Strategy has been released. [ + ]
Oz-based PIP completes Honeywell PPE acquisition
Australian-based company Protective Industrial Products, Inc. has completed its acquisition of Honeywell's personal protective equipment business. [ + ]
