Green waste grinder fatality leads to $470K+ fine
12 May, 2026After a worker was fatally injured while attempting to clear a blockage in a green waste grinder from within the feed chute, a recycling centre has been fined $472,500.
$550K fine after unsafely secured truck load is involved in fatal collision
24 April, 2026After the ratchet strap securing an intake boom on a truck failed and was later involved in a fatal collision, a trucking company has been fined $550,000.
Fewer breakdowns, fewer breaches: how automation tackles machinery risk and downtime together
23 April, 2026 | Supplied by: IdeagenAutomation promises to provide the infrastructure to manage machinery risk at a scale and consistency that paper-based methods cannot match.
$360K fine after worker struck by a rotating aircraft propeller
20 April, 2026A horticulture and agriculture farming business has been fined $360,000 after a light aircraft propeller caused traumatic shoulder-to-hand worker injuries.
Staying alive: how technology can minimise the risks of distracted driving
20 April, 2026 | Supplied by: ZetifiHaving drivers on your team who don't keep their full attention on the road is dangerous on multiple fronts. Here's how technology may be able to help.
Rethinking machine safety: a systems-based approach for safer workplaces
13 April, 2026 | Supplied by: Speedshield TechnologiesA systems-based approach asks the question: how do risks emerge from the interaction between people, machines and the environment as a whole?
Worker struck by falling tree trunk lands company $70K fine
07 April, 2026Following a worker suffering serious injury after he was struck by a falling section of a tree trunk, a company has been convicted and fined $70,000.
Manufacturer fined $90K after worker's finger severed in a granulator
26 March, 2026A plastic packaging manufacturer has been convicted and fined $90,000 after a worker's index finger was severed in a granulator.
Ways manufacturers can make human-robot collaboration safer
23 March, 2026Improving the way robots predict human behaviour in shared industrial environments is key to human-robot collaboration safety, a recent review suggests.
NT gains Centre for Asphalt and Road Technologies
23 March, 2026Charles Darwin University has announced the launch of a new road safety research hub in the Northern Territory.
Company fined $450,000 after worker struck by forklift
20 March, 2026As a result of a SafeWork NSW prosecution, a company has been fined $450,000 after a worker was seriously injured when they were struck by a forklift.
Temporary fencing service launches to support Tier 1 contractors and major infrastructure
16 March, 2026 | Supplied by: KennardsAn Australian equipment hire company has launched a dedicated temporary fencing service aimed at supporting Tier 1 contractors and major infrastructure projects.
$325K fine follows fatal conveyor belt crushing
10 March, 2026After a 34-year-old worker became entangled in the rotating components of an unguarded tail pulley and died, a company has been convicted and fined $325,000.
On the road and in the field — how technology can safeguard workers
09 March, 2026 | Supplied by: ZetifiFor businesses with mobile and field workers, occupational health and safety obligations can be harder to meet. Here's how connected fleet safety can help.
$170K+ spend after worker's arm pulled up to the elbow into rotating rollers
03 March, 2026A manufacturing company has pledged to spend $170,800 after a worker's arm was injured while cleaning machinery at a Wangaratta factory.
