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$550K fine after unsafely secured truck load is involved in fatal collision

24 April, 2026

After 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: Ideagen

Automation promises to provide the infrastructure to manage machinery risk at a scale and consistency that paper-based methods cannot match.


Staying alive: how technology can minimise the risks of distracted driving

20 April, 2026 | Supplied by: Zetifi

Having 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.


$360K fine after worker struck by a rotating aircraft propeller

20 April, 2026

A horticulture and agriculture farming business has been fined $360,000 after a light aircraft propeller caused traumatic shoulder-to-hand worker injuries.


Rethinking machine safety: a systems-based approach for safer workplaces

13 April, 2026 | Supplied by: Speedshield Technologies

A 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, 2026

Following 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, 2026

A 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, 2026

Improving 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, 2026

Charles 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, 2026

As 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: Kennards

An 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, 2026

After 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: Zetifi

For 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, 2026

A manufacturing company has pledged to spend $170,800 after a worker's arm was injured while cleaning machinery at a Wangaratta factory.


BodyGuard i-Tag Pedestrian Safety System

01 March, 2026 | Supplied by: BodyGuard Safety Solutions

The BodyGuard Pedestrian Safety System is designed to counter for changes in environment and human error.


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