Manufacturer fined after 200 kg gate falls on mother and three children
05 June, 2026The sole director of a company that manufactured, supplied and installed a sliding gate at a NSW property has been convicted and fined $50,000 after it overran its supports.
Charges laid after worker fatally crushed by articulated front-end loader
25 May, 2026A recycling centre is facing charges after an articulated front-end loader reversed into a 26-year-old worker sorting recycled goods, causing fatal crush injuries.
Calls for renewed focus as National Road Safety Week gets underway
19 May, 2026Transport Australia, Safer Australian Roads and Highways Group, and the Australasian College of Road Safety are calling for a focus on practical, proven road safety measures.
$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.
Stanley the cone offers advice on common workplace hazards
24 April, 2026This video shows SafeWork SA's 'Stanley the cone' campaign, which raises awareness on falls from height, roll-away vehicles and spills.
Fewer breakdowns, fewer breaches: how automation tackles machinery risk and downtime together
23 April, 2026Automation 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, 2026Having 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, 2026A 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.
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.
On the road and in the field — how technology can safeguard workers
09 March, 2026For 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.
Radio-based capabilities partner with advanced telematics to drive safety
03 February, 2026A fleet safety partnership has been announced that combines radio-based safety features with telematics platforms.
$750K fine follows worker's sleeve getting caught in a nip point
23 January, 2026A mining services company has been fined $750,000 after a heavy diesel mechanic became entangled in a stacker after getting their sleeve caught in a nip point.
