Worker crushed, UK food processor fined £1.4m
10 April, 2019A £1.4 million fine has been issued to a UK food processing company, after one of its workers sustained serious crush injuries.
Fake electrician on Airtasker fined $100K
09 April, 2019A $100,000 fine has been issued to a man who fraudulently posed as an electrician on the Airtasker online marketplace.
Heat stress sees formworkers hospitalised
05 April, 2019Two Queensland formworkers were hospitalised due to heat stress during an incident in February 2019.
Multiple injuries caused by high-pressure fluid releases
05 April, 2019Several injuries caused by high-pressure fluid releases have recently been reported to the NSW Resources Regulator.
Linesman electrocuted to death during maintenance work
04 April, 2019A linesman who worked for Ausgrid has been killed after suffering an electrocution during routine maintenance work in Sydney.
Code for mentally healthy FIFO workplaces launched
04 April, 2019The first code of practice for promoting mentally healthy FIFO workplaces has been launched in WA.
Mining vehicle collisions on the rise
29 March, 2019A rise in the number of vehicle collisions at underground metalliferous mines has been reported by the NSW Resources Regulator.
How a late bedtime could pose safety risks
27 March, 2019Workers who go to bed late have slower reaction times and this could compromise safety, according to a new international study.
Dangerous goods guidance open for comment
27 March, 2019Members of the public are being given an opportunity to comment on a draft guide developed for the storage and handling of non-explosive dangerous goods in WA.
Rigger pleads guilty, fined $4K, for two crushed workers
25 March, 2019A recent guilty verdict and fine of a rigger has demonstrated once again that safety is not just the remit of the employer.
12 features of an effective health and safety culture
25 March, 2019 by Damien Wallis, Senior Assessor (OHS/EMS) at Lloyd's Register | Supplied by: Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance LimitedFor many years, organisations have struggled with the notion of implementing and achieving a 'good safety culture'. So, what does this mean?
Call for bus operators to improve wheelchair safety
25 March, 2019Public transport operators should have a responsibility to ensure wheelchair-bound passengers are safely secured, according to a Victorian Coroner.
Charges laid after worker falls off roof, fractures spine
25 March, 2019Two construction companies have had charges laid against them after a worker fell three metres from a roof of a Darwin primary school.
Young worker falls targeted in construction safety blitz
22 March, 2019A construction site safety blitz is taking place on the border of NSW and Victoria, targeting falls among young workers.
First WHS prosecutor appointed in Qld
20 March, 2019The first independent Work Health and Safety Prosecutor has just been appointed in Queensland.
