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Sparkie fined $10,000 for live switchboard in Sunshine Coast classroom
New code of practice for amusement rides
New licence for practical telehandler training
SafeWork NSW welcomes independent review
Employers fined more than $16 million for safety breaches  
WorkSafe Awards finalists highlight safety excellence
Electric shock results in $85,000 fine for aquatic centre
New standard for welding fume safety
Pie company fined after worker suffers multiple fractures
Two companies charged after fatal trailer fall
Hefty fine for house demolition with complete disregard for asbestos laws
Send out 2023 with a certified banger, not illegal fireworks  
$110,000 fine after student high wire injury
Fall from height to cost recycler $295,000
Company charged over alleged bullying of apprentice
Chip maker fined $63,000 after worker injured in corn grinder  
Engineered stone prohibition to commence 1 July 2024
‘Tis season to slow down and stay safe amid rush
Investigation into fatal truck and train crash
Bully boss fined $60,000 for terrorising apprentices
WorkSafe investigating fatal factory fire
Construction sites urged to prepare for wild weather and summer shutdown
Plan ahead to stay safe at work amid intense weather
Recycler fined $200,000 after worker suffers horrific injuries  
Piling contractor fined $40,000 after pressure explosion on Western Downs
Feedlot fined $140,000 after telehandler operator electrocuted  
Annual update of Medical Tables of Costs
Building company fined over multiple safety failures
$50,000 after forklift load falls on worker
Solar company fined $35,000 for rooftop fall risk
Tradie caught on tiles to repay more than $90,000
Fine for engineered stone risk quadrupled on appeal
Annual update of the Private Hospital Services Table of Costs
Company fined $60,000 for exposing workers to trench collapse risk
$50,000 after finger severed in dumpling machine
Free training paving the way for building construction careers
Teams shine safety spotlight on border construction sites  
Asbestos still risk to workers 20 years on from ban
Queensland ready for 2023 Asbestos Awareness Week
SafeWork inspectors targeting safety standards at oyster farms
Farmer dies after being run over by tractor
Power station charged over hot works fire
Record $2.1 million fine over apprentice’s serious head injury  
Employer charged after fatal road worker crash
SafeWork NSW inspectors commence blitzing Illawarra region construction sites
Labour hire firm, directors fined for forklift injury
Scrapper fined $95,000 after customer’s leg severed
Queensland energy supplier fined $300,000 after powerline fatality