Death of 25-year-old crushed against steel frame leads to $630K in fines
25 August, 2026The worker was in a boom lift to install safety mesh for future roofing works. No spotter was being used and a fitted operator protection alarm was disconnected.
2.8m fall lands building and maintenance company $390,000 fine
24 August, 2026The result of a prosecution by SafeWork NSW, the worker fell through a skylight void from one level to another and was seriously injured.
$205K in fines follow six-metre fall from unsafely constructed scaffold
18 August, 2026Two companies and one director have been fined $100,000, $15,000 and $90,000, respectively, after a worker was seriously injured in the approximate six-metre fall.
Mobile elevating work platform training program gets an upgrade
20 July, 2026 | Supplied by: Elevating Work Platform Association LimitedIt's in response to revised Australian Standards for the manufacture and operation of mobile elevating work platforms (AS/NZS 1418.10:2025 and AS 2550.10:2025).
$200K fine follows uncontrolled collapse that trapped two workers
13 July, 2026The two workers were cutting a steel roof truss from a raised scissor lift when there was unexpected structural movement that left them trapped seven metres above ground.
Worker's fall results in record $3.4 million workplace manslaughter fine
30 June, 2026The second prosecution under Victoria's workplace manslaughter provisions has resulted in the largest ever fine for a single offence under the state's workplace safety laws.
Court-ordered men's shed opens in worker's memory
16 June, 2026As part of a court-imposed penalty, a men's shed has opened in Pennington, South Australia, dedicated to the memory of a worker who died when he fell 6.5 metres onto a concrete floor.
$168K+ fine after worker falls attaching shade sail to 5.5 m pole
05 June, 2026An individual has been convicted and fined over an incident in which a worker attaching a shade sail to a pole 5.5 m in height sustained serious injuries in a fall.
$78K fine after temporary guardrail collapse saw worker fall three metres
25 May, 2026After a temporary guardrail collapsed, resulting in a worker falling onto a canopy frame above the ground floor, a construction company has been fined $78,000.
$55K fine after work experience skylight fall results in paraplegia
18 May, 2026After a person on work experience fell more than 3.5 metres through a skylight, resulting in paraplegia, a roofing company has been convicted and fined $55,000.
Young worker's fatal fall lands construction company $150K fine
05 May, 2026A construction company has been convicted and fined after a 23-year-old worker fell three metres through an unprotected stair void to the concrete floor and later died.
Branach EN 795 Portable Ladder Fall Control System
28 April, 2026 | Supplied by: BranachThe Branach EN 795 Fall Control System (FEU EN795 FC) is designed to be a complete integrated fall protection system under EN 795:2012 Type B.
'Stanley the cone' targets three common workplace hazards
24 April, 2026Between April and December 2026, SafeWork SA's Stanley the cone campaign will provide advice across falls from height, roll-away vehicles and spills.
$100K fine after construction worker falls around 3.8m
13 April, 2026After a worker undertaking re-sheeting and cladding work was injured in a fall from a two-storey house under construction, a company has been fined $100,000.
Worker's fall from roof lands companies $590K in fines
10 March, 2026After a worker suffered serious injuries tripping on a skylight and falling about 10 metres, two companies have been convicted and fined a total of $590,000.
