Latest WorkSafe NSW News

Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics Pty Ltd fined $800,000 following heavy vehicle changeover fatality
NSW Government provides free Asbestos Awareness and Safety short course to Australians
Sun to shine on rooftop solar installations as SafeWork blitz begins
Minister welcomes historic fine for standing down Health and Safety worker over COVID concerns
NSW Government to transform SafeWork NSW into standalone work, health and safety regulator
Five deaths at workplaces in four days prompts safety reminder
Five deaths at workplaces in 4 days prompts safety reminder
SafeWork NSW welcomes independent review
Engineered stone prohibition to commence 1 July 2024
SafeWork inspectors targeting safety standards at oyster farms
SafeWork NSW inspectors commence blitzing Illawarra region construction sites
New online application process for WHS entry permits
SafeWork NSW releases strategy to help prevent sexual harassment at work
Workplace mental health in focus for World Mental Health Day
Food delivery platform fined for not training more than 1000 employees
Workplaces urged to take part in an October SafeTea chat this SafeWork month
Largest fine issued over woodchipper death
Warning to businesses: Workplaces are not playgrounds, especially during school holidays
Assaults on retail workers to attract stronger penalties
Light the fuse, pay the dues: Illegal fireworks light the pathway for costly infringement
SafeWork launches campaign targeting unsafe work at heights, following judicial call for action
Largest review in decades announced for workplace safety codes of practices
Roofing company fined after two serious incidents just weeks apart
Don’t be shocked: SafeWork electrical blitz
New regulations for demolition licence holders
Farm visitors urged to keep safe this holiday period
$2m fine reinforces SafeWork’s Scaff Safe message
NSW Fair Trading, SafeWork NSW inspectors visit NSW Central West
Construction safety blitz on both sides of border
Scaffolding company pleads guilty
Food delivery rider safety reforms made law
Regulatory approach to NSW work health and safety legislation
Spotlight on safety for women in agriculture
New SafeWork forklift safety blitz
Construction blitz puts safety first
Scaffolding Industry Safety Standard launched to stop workplace deaths
Toolkit keeping young workers safe
Free quad bike program to protect kids
Zero tolerance for unsafe rides
Major construction safety blitz underway
SafeWork’s Family and Injured Workers Support Group to continue
NSW adopts new engineered stone code of practice
Safety rebate doubles to help small businesses be COVID safe
New enforceable undertakings guidelines
Changes to reporting Covid cases in workplace
SafeWork construction site visits to highlight silica dusk and mental health risks
Registrations for virtual SafeWork Awards ceremony now open
Sydney to host 2023 World Congress on Safety and Health at Work