Latest work safety News

Up To $500,000 In Grants For Fresh Return-to-work Ideas
$65,000 fine for scaffolding centimetres from live power  
Allied Health Services Tables of Costs review for 2025-2026
$220,000 safety spend after worker’s hand entangled in conveyor  
Statewide SafeWork Op – Keeping workers safe around mobile plant, fixed machinery and vehicles
$45,000 Fine After Student Science Experiment Injury
Compensation Fraudster’s Free Ride Comes To End
WorkSafe Half-year Results 12 March
New code of practice makes workplaces safer for everyone
Company fined $40,000 after worker’s fall through skylight  
Workplace Tragedy Does Not Discriminate
Forklift Incident Lands Repeat Offender $50,000 Fine
Nursery Fined $65,000 After Fatal Shed Roof Fall
WorkSafe Awards honour Victoria’s health and safety heroes  
Trucking Company Fined After Worker Pinned Under Axle
Man Convicted Over $114,000 Compensation Fraud
Safety Risks Identified At Snowy Hydro 2.0
Stonemason Fined $51,000 After Slab Falls On Worker
SafeWork Inspectors visit Wilton and Menangle construction sites
Builder fined $80,000 for failing to manage risk of falls  
Builder Charged Over Construction Site Fall Risks
Ring in the New Year safely by ensuring your fireworks display has a bang, not a burn
SafeWork Inspectors to visit Newcastle, Maitland and Lake Macquarie construction sites
Poultry Farm Charged After Conveyor Belt Death
Employers Cop $13.3 Million For Safety Breaches In 2024
Manufacturer Commits $130,000 To Safety After Injury
Almost $300,000 in fines for student’s death on school trip  
Worker Convicted After Forklift Death
Timber company to spend $275,000 improving safety after forklift fail  
Safety Excellence To Shine At WorkSafe Awards
Charges After Patient Death At Hospital
Charges after forklift hits worker at cured meats warehouse  
Hospital charged after patient death in psychiatric unit  
Charges After Telehandler Incident Causes Brain Injury
Unauthorised Fireworks Not Worth Risk
$300,000 Safety Spend After Worker Crushed By Barriers
Company Fined $350,000 After Fatal Gate Crush
Fruit Grower Charged Over Cool Room Death
WorkCover Partnership Helps Electricians Stay Strong
Construction border blitz inspects dozens of Mildura sites  
Company Charged After Worker Fatally Impaled
$50,000 Fine After Worker’s Fingers Stuck In Machine
Company charged for staircase risk to workers with disability  
Fruit Grower Fined $750,000 After Picker’s Fatal Fall
Manufacturer Fined After Worker’s Head Crushed
Backyard dive operator convicted over toxic air cylinders  
WorkSafe Investigates Recycling Truck Death
Two Companies Charged After Worker Crushed On Platform