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Free quad bike program to protect kids
Campaign strives for less harm on farms
Amusement ride safety reminder as industry re-opens
Zero tolerance for unsafe rides
Major construction safety blitz underway
Silica dust action plan aims to better protect workers
Proposed legislative changes to create ‘claim-farming’ offences and terminal injury timeframes
WorkSafe urges rethink on trailer safety
Cross-border blitz boosts construction safety
First individual convicted for industrial manslaughter
Preventing injuries while working from home
Man dies after being struck by bull
Annual review of Allied Health Services Tables of Costs for 2022-2023
Arc flash dangers highlighted in innovative new film
Managing sprains and strains in retail tyre industry
Safety advice speaks directly to seasonal workers
New labour hire obligations for employers
Two dead in separate workplace incidents
Sole director and his company cop huge fines for unlicensed electrical work
Infrastructure boost for remote Indigenous communities
Gold Coast property management company fined $60,000 for fall from heights
SafeWork’s Family and Injured Workers Support Group to continue
New laws to improve workplace safety and support injured workers
Metro Trains fined $100,000 after arc flash injury
Joint safety blitz aims to cut falls in construction
Abattoir fined $55,000 after worker hit by forklift load
WorkSafe half-year results 12 March
WorkSafe investigates delivery driver death
Company and director fined $320,000 after unprotected fall
NSW adopts new engineered stone code of practice
Charges over shipping container crush
Freight company charged after worker crushed
Workplaces benefit by boosting mental health
Stay electrically safe during flood clean up
WorkCover’s response for flood-affected policyholders
Truckie fined after teenager crushed in workplace incident
No one immune from workplace tragedy
Gold Coast handyman fined $60,000 for unlicensed and dodgy electrical work
School fined $140,000 after tree branch death
Medical fees update – effective 1 March 2022
Unguarded meat slicer cuts deep for local wholesaler
Psychological health regulations open for comment
Fraudulent horse trainer to repay almost $67,000
$275,000 fine for pipe manufacturer after worker’s death
Company fined $210,000 after truck tragedy
Safety rebate doubles to help small businesses be COVID safe
Man dies after tractor-trailer incident
Abattoir fined $35,000 after worker’s fall