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.
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.
