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Mining Services Company Fined $750,000 After Serious Crush Injury

Mining Services Company Fined $750,000 After Serious Crush Injury

Psychological Injury Claims Are Rising

Psychological Injury Claims Are Rising

Amendments to Model WHS Laws: What Employers Should Be Preparing For

Amendments to Model WHS Laws: What Employers Should Be Preparing For

National Safety Snapshot: What Australia’s Latest Data Means for Employers

National Safety Snapshot: What Australia’s Latest Data Means for Employers

How Employers Can Identify and Mitigate Workplace Hazards

How Employers Can Identify and Mitigate Workplace Hazards

Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2025 now available

Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2025 now available

Shocking statistics in the workplace

Shocking statistics in the workplace

Miners asked to reconsider using industrial explosives involved in underground explosion which killed two

Miners asked to reconsider using industrial explosives involved in underground explosion which killed two

Hundreds of new dust-related lung disease cases recorded in Queensland

Hundreds of new dust-related lung disease cases recorded in Queensland

Quarrying Company Fined After Worker’s Fall

Quarrying Company Fined After Worker’s Fall

New Study Finds Safety Protection On Quad Bikes Is Driving Down Farm Deaths

New Study Finds Safety Protection On Quad Bikes Is Driving Down Farm Deaths

SafeWork NSW Issues Over 500 Non-Compliance Notices In Biggest Safety Blitz In A Decade

SafeWork NSW Issues Over 500 Non-Compliance Notices In Biggest Safety Blitz In A Decade

Perth Builder Fined $750,000 After Worker Injured

Perth Builder Fined $750,000 After Worker Injured

WHS prosecutions: new data now available

WHS prosecutions: new data now available

SafeWork NSW increases work safety breach enforcement after $128m budget boost

SafeWork NSW increases work safety breach enforcement after $128m budget boost

Fair Work Commission rules workplace abuse as constructive dismissal

Fair Work Commission rules workplace abuse as constructive dismissal

Two Too Many Deaths In Two Weeks: A Safety Reminder For Working With Electricity

Two Too Many Deaths In Two Weeks: A Safety Reminder For Working With Electricity

Victoria to Enforce New Workplace Mental Health Rules

Victoria to Enforce New Workplace Mental Health Rules

Psychosocial safety obligations on Australian employers continue to increase

Psychosocial safety obligations on Australian employers continue to increase

Unguarded Machine Traps Arm and Leads To $129,000 Fine

Unguarded Machine Traps Arm and Leads To $129,000 Fine

Five Workplace Deaths in NSW Spark Safety Warning

Five Workplace Deaths in NSW Spark Safety Warning

Hospital Staff Face Surge in Workplace Violence

Hospital Staff Face Surge in Workplace Violence

Collaborative Contracting Improves WHS In Construction

Collaborative Contracting Improves WHS In Construction

New WHS Code of Practice for Commonwealth workplaces

New WHS Code of Practice for Commonwealth workplaces

Aussie Bosses Urged to Prioritise Simple Fixes for Workplace Stress

Aussie Bosses Urged to Prioritise Simple Fixes for Workplace Stress

Timber Company To Spend $275,000 Improving Safety After Forklift Fail

Timber Company To Spend $275,000 Improving Safety After Forklift Fail

Workplace Fatality Highlights Critical Importance of Safety Procedures

Workplace Fatality Highlights Critical Importance of Safety Procedures

Transport company charged over worker injuries

Transport company charged over worker injuries

Heavy Industrial Company Fined $350,000 Over Serious Injuries To Worker

Heavy Industrial Company Fined $350,000 Over Serious Injuries To Worker

Jurisdictional Comparison Data For 2022-23 Released

Jurisdictional Comparison Data For 2022-23 Released

High-Pressure Water Hoses and Asbestos: A Deadly Combination

High-Pressure Water Hoses and Asbestos: A Deadly Combination

From Reactive to Proactive: Preventing Workplace Sexual Harassment

From Reactive to Proactive: Preventing Workplace Sexual Harassment

Remote Work Compensation Case Highlights Safety Risks in Home Offices

Remote Work Compensation Case Highlights Safety Risks in Home Offices

Charges Laid After Fatal Construction Site Fall

Charges Laid After Fatal Construction Site Fall

The National Return to Work Strategy 2020-2030

The National Return to Work Strategy 2020-2030

Company Fined After Worker Suffers Serious Injury on Manufacturing Line

Company Fined After Worker Suffers Serious Injury on Manufacturing Line

Electrician Company Fined for Inadequate Electrical Testing After Resident Electric Shock Incident

Electrician Company Fined for Inadequate Electrical Testing After Resident Electric Shock Incident

Are You Protecting Your Young Workers, Trainees, and Apprentices?

Are You Protecting Your Young Workers, Trainees, and Apprentices?

Building a Mentally Healthy Workplace: SafeWork NSW Urges Daily Action

Building a Mentally Healthy Workplace: SafeWork NSW Urges Daily Action

Australian Workers Continue to Face High Rates of Injury and Illness Despite Improvements

Australian Workers Continue to Face High Rates of Injury and Illness Despite Improvements

Construction Companies Fined for Breaches of Workplace Safety Laws

Construction Companies Fined for Breaches of Workplace Safety Laws

Managing Psychosocial Hazards in Retail: A Case Study from Horizon Retailers

Managing Psychosocial Hazards in Retail: A Case Study from Horizon Retailers

Steel Manufacturer Fined for Multiple Safety Failures

Steel Manufacturer Fined for Multiple Safety Failures

$45,000 Fine After Worker Paralyzed in Water Tank Fall

$45,000 Fine After Worker Paralyzed in Water Tank Fall

Company and Director Charged Over Fatigued Driver's Death

Company and Director Charged Over Fatigued Driver's Death

Safety Alert: Working Safely Around Agricultural Equipment – Hobbs Hoist Fatal Incident

Safety Alert: Working Safely Around Agricultural Equipment – Hobbs Hoist Fatal Incident

Recycling Company Fined £3m After Fatal Incident

Recycling Company Fined £3m After Fatal Incident

Supporting Young Workers: Why It Matters

Supporting Young Workers: Why It Matters

AWU urges action to protect frontline workers from occupational violence

AWU urges action to protect frontline workers from occupational violence

A decade of Western Australia's worst work hazards

A decade of Western Australia's worst work hazards

Victoria's new 'Return to Work' program is helping thousands of workers who get injured return to work

Victoria's new 'Return to Work' program is helping thousands of workers who get injured return to work

UK: Housing company fined a hefty half a million after underground cable mishap

UK: Housing company fined a hefty half a million after underground cable mishap

Packaging company receives crushing $375K fine for workplace safety oversight

Packaging company receives crushing $375K fine for workplace safety oversight

Don't turn a deaf ear! SafeWork SA launches hearing loss campaign

Don't turn a deaf ear! SafeWork SA launches hearing loss campaign

UK: World's 4th largest chemical company's safety oversight leads to serious injury - fine issued

UK: World's 4th largest chemical company's safety oversight leads to serious injury - fine issued

Safety in retail will be scrutinised during SafeWork SA campaign

Safety in retail will be scrutinised during SafeWork SA campaign

A slew of fall-from-heights fines

A slew of fall-from-heights fines

US: Plumbing contractor fined after worker’s death in manhole

US: Plumbing contractor fined after worker’s death in manhole

Metalworking fluids: Most businesses inspected ‘not doing enough’ to protect workers

Metalworking fluids: Most businesses inspected ‘not doing enough’ to protect workers

Safety lapse leads to welding machine crush injury and $60,000 fine

Safety lapse leads to welding machine crush injury and $60,000 fine

Forklift safety alert issued after worker almost crushed

Forklift safety alert issued after worker almost crushed

UK: Hospital fined after employee suffered brain injury in manhole

UK: Hospital fined after employee suffered brain injury in manhole

New research on how work and long hours increase risk of preterm birth

New research on how work and long hours increase risk of preterm birth

HSE Health and Safety Statistics 2022-2023: 1.8m cite work-related ill health

HSE Health and Safety Statistics 2022-2023: 1.8m cite work-related ill health

Cardboard box company fined $275,000 over finger injuries

Cardboard box company fined $275,000 over finger injuries

Company and director fined over $2 million for reckless conduct

Company and director fined over $2 million for reckless conduct

Energy supplier fined for fatal powerline incident

Energy supplier fined for fatal powerline incident

Tank manufacturer fined for worker’s thumb amputation

Tank manufacturer fined for worker’s thumb amputation