Latest work safety News

Real stories to help make NSW workplaces safer as Safety Speakers Program launches for National Safe Work Month
Construction company Top BCR Pty Ltd and director fined a total of $122,500 after wall collapse
Company and director fined a total of $164,500 after falls from height incident
SafeWork NSW to conduct largest-ever compliance operation focused on psychosocial hazards
Demolition recycling company fined $187,500 after labourer fatally injured in workplace mobile plant incident
SafeWork NSW kicks off Safe Work Month with compliance operation focused on abattoirs
Company and director fined total of $48,000 after unsecured scaffolds exposed public to risk
SafeWork NSW strengthens efforts to support workers manage lead risks in Broken Hill
Construction company fined $225,000 after cyclist fatality
FURTHER SECURITY STRIKES AT SYDNEY AIRPORT AFTER YEARS OF COST-CUTTING TO CRITICAL SERVICES
Company fined $140,000 after worker ejected from mobile elevated working platform
21 September 2026
Company fined $375,000 after worker injured while using grain mill
Work health and safety prosecutions: new data now available
Two companies and director fined $420,000 after worker injured by closing industrial gate
Company fined $800,000 after workplace fatality due to mobile plant incident
Cement company fined $135,000 following crane incident at a construction site
Building and maintenance company fined $390,000 after worker falls from 2.8 metre height
Farm owner fined $21,000 after auger found in use without proper safety mechanisms
Minns Labor Government continues to create saferworkplaces with 27 new inspectors joining SafeWork NSW
SafeWork NSW offering online resources to strengthen understanding of due diligence
Construction firm and director fined a combined $205,000 after worker falls from height
Company fined $212,500 after worker struck by falling debris
SafeWork NSW engages with CALD communities in construction sector
SafeWork NSW to host free online seminar as part of National Farm Safety Week 2026
Company director fined $195,500 after doctor exposed to hydrogen sulphide gas
Building renovator fined $90,000 and ordered to undertake WHS training after workers injured in a fall
Stone cutting company and director fined a total of $135,000 in relation to risk of exposure to respirable crystalline silica
Carpentry business fined $120,000 after worker injured from fall from height incident
Company fined $90,000 after workers exposed to risk due to gas leak
Feedlot business fined $60,000 after worker injured by auger
Company fined $555,000 after worker fatally injured in quad bike incident
SafeWork NSW redefines its priorities in new 2026-27 Regulatory Statement
Time To Renew Your WorkCover Accident Insurance Policy 1 July
Updated Allied Health Fees – Effective 1 July 2026
The Real Juice Company and director fined a combined $249,600 after worker struck by forklift
WorkCover Queensland holds premiums steady for the second year
Company fined $225,000 after worker falls 11 metres from elevated work platform
Civil works company fined $25,000 after trench collapse incident
SafeWork NSW conducts proactive construction site visits following Builders Breakfast and Toolbox Talk at Wilton
Road line marking company fined after worker injured by bitumen
SafeWork NSW To Host Partnering For Prevention
Hoisting equipment provider fined after worker sustains serious burns following an electric shock
Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy new digital hub
Almond Grower Charged Over Forklift Injury
Companies Charged After Worker’s Fall From Balcony
Gate manufacturer and installer fined after a 200kg gate fell on a mother and three children
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