"Dangerously out of date" — UTS report calls for urgent tech-enabled worker surveillance reforms
27 October, 2026Believing AI-powered worker surveillance is outpacing Australian laws, and causing harm to workers, this UTS report calls for urgent Fair Work Act reforms.
National Safe Work Month calls for action in its final week
27 October, 2026As National Safe Work Month draws to a close for 2026, this week's theme encourages workplaces to turn the month's conversations into actions that create lasting change.
National Safe Work Month looks to the future in Week 3
19 October, 2026The week three theme of National Safe Work Month encourages workplaces to consider how work-related harm can affect workers over time.
222 in 2025 — "confronting" data reveals highest annual worker fatalities since 2012
13 October, 2026Safe Work Australia has published the Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2026, calling its figures a "stark warning" that more must be done.
Week 2 of National Safe Work Month broadens focus to long-time health outcomes
13 October, 2026Entering its second week, the theme is 'For health: What WHS protects' — highlighting the many ways work can affect both physical and psychological health.
Slips, trips and falls risk management guide released
06 October, 2026With these accidents accounting for 32,000 serious injuries workers compensation claims in 2024–25, the guide seeks to provide practical information across a range of industries and workplaces.
Steel road plate fatality lands construction company $225K fine
06 October, 2026A cyclist died after colliding with the unfeathered edge of a steel road plate being used to cover a trench during the course of stormwater drainage works.
National Safe Work Month 2026 gets underway
02 October, 2026The first week's theme is 'For life: why WHS matters', encouraging workplaces to reconnect with the purpose behind WHS and the role everyone has to play.
Hospital trials paid worker exercise
29 September, 2026 | Supplied by: Heart Research InstituteAround 100 Nepean Hospital workers will take part in a 12-month trial, involved in activities like "exer-gaming" with VR glasses and a video game console.
NSW launches Psychosocial Advisory Service
28 September, 2026The launch follows psychosocial requests for service to SafeWork NSW more than doubling over the past five years, the regulator said.
Comcare releases suicide prevention and response guidance
22 September, 2026The new practical guidance is designed to support employers to take a risk-based and trauma-informed approach to suicide prevention and response.
Five emerging transport leaders create utilities digital platform solution
15 September, 2026 | Supplied by: Transport AustraliaThe team set out to solve one of construction's most persistent problems: accessing accurate underground utility information before work begins.
National Safe Work Month activity kit now available
14 September, 2026Ahead of next month's National Safe Work Month, Safe Work Australia has released the activity kit, including a flexible program of weekly activities, videos and discussion guides.
WHS prosecutions decline but average financial penalty reaches record high
08 September, 2026This is according to new data released by Safe Work Australia, revealing a 33% increase on the average financial penalty per prosecution — the highest annual average recorded.
MYZEL by Pilz machine lifecycle software package
01 September, 2026 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LPMYZEL by Pilz is designed to bring together machinery, documentation, workflows, safety information and employee qualifications in one secure digital environment.
