Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2025 released
20 October, 2025The Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2025 report has been released, providing the latest national data on work-related fatalities, injuries and disease.
NSW launches new Silica Worker Register
17 October, 2025To monitor and track the health of at-risk workers undertaking high-risk processing of crystalline silica substances, NSW has launched the new Silica Worker Register.
$225K fine after worker engulfed by soil in excavation collapse
10 October, 2025In NSW, a company has been convicted and fined $225,000 after a worker suffered multiple fractures and needed to be dug out by other workers following an excavation collapse.
Inaugural SafeWork NSW Commissioner to open WHS Show Sydney
07 October, 2025Janet Schorer, the inaugural SafeWork NSW Commissioner, will officially open the Workplace Health & Safety Show Sydney, running 22–23 October at the Sydney Showground.
Intensive care nurse named inaugural SafeWork SA HSR of the Year
03 October, 2025From more than 200 health and safety representatives (HSRs) across South Australia, senior clinical nurse Fiona Noble has been named the inaugural SafeWork SA HSR of the Year.
Could a 'perceived stigma' of construction work cost lives?
29 September, 2025A survey of construction workers in China suggests 'perceived occupational stigma' could have implications for workplace safety.
Queensland seeks feedback on Concrete Pumping Code of Practice 2019
29 September, 2025Until 10 October, the Queensland Government is seeking feedback on the draft update of the Concrete Pumping Code of Practice 2019.
October will mark the 16th National Safe Work Month
26 September, 2025October is National Safe Work Month. Now in its 16th year, this year's theme is 'safety: every job, every day'.
WorkSafe WA's 2025 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards — finalists
15 September, 2025From 138 submissions, 42 finalists across five categories have been announced for WorkSafe WA's 2025 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards.
Shift workers see fatigue as inevitable, face 'soldier through' culture
12 September, 2025A recent systemic review of 28 eligible studies involving 1519 participants explored shift workers' experiences of fatigue, healthy behaviours and sleep disturbance.
$540K fine for underground mining contractor after fatal rock fall
12 September, 2025A mining contractor has been fined $540,000 after a rock fall in a ventilation shaft of an underground goldmine that killed a driller and injured a probationary offsider.
Tradie resources available ahead of Thursday's R U OK?Day
08 September, 2025Ahead of R U OK?Day on 11 September, dedicated tradie resources are available — this year's message being 'Ask R U OK? Any Day'.
Could this VR headset hold the key to vocational recovery?
01 September, 2025Launched in Orange last week, a new virtual reality tool is designed to help young people into work after mental ill-health — all from inside a VR headset.
National Safe Work Month activity kit released
01 September, 2025Ahead of next month's National Safe Work Month, Safe Work Australia has released its activity kit, including ideas to implement the WHS risk management approach throughout October.
These are the five sectors Victoria will target over the next year
25 August, 2025Victoria has announced five sectors it will target over the next year, which account for almost 60% of work-related deaths and accepted workplace injury claims.
