The NSW government has announced a potential major overhaul of the NSW workers compensation system to address concerns regarding the cost impact and poor return to work outcomes of workers experiencing workplace psychological injuries.
Earlier this year, the Minns Government introduced the Work Health and Safety Amendment (Standalone Regulator) Bill 2025 (Bill) to Parliament as part of their commitment to strengthen the NSW WHS framework.
How NSW employers should prepare for a potential increase in WHS enforcement activity Read More »
Australians have been warned about the risks of using angle grinders after a worker suffered horrific upper body injuries.
A 71-year-old worker suffers horrific injuries Read More »
“Curiosity killed the cat” is a proverb “used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation” (Wikipedia) or is an idiom “said to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something” (Cambridge online dictionary). Yet for the modern officer, curiosity is a must, as it aligns with their personal WHS due diligence obligation.
Curiosity may kill the cat, but is indispensable for workplace health and safety Read More »
A concrete manufacturing company has been fined $580,000 (and ordered to pay $6180 in costs) after a worker was seriously injured at its Neerabup concrete batching plant.
Concrete manufacturer fined $580,000 over worker injury Read More »
SafeWork NSW is reminding workplaces of the importance of maintaining the highest levels of safety when operating mobile plant and moving vehicles after a fatal incident in Sydney.
SafeWork NSW issues warning on forklift safety Read More »
WorkSafe has charged a diesel mechanic after a worker was fatally struck by the garbage truck he was operating in June 2023.
Mechanic charged after fatal garbage truck crush Read More »
The architect of a globally recognised scale designed to measure psychological injuries in worker compensation cases says changes proposed by the Minns government will effectively kill the scheme by making it next to impossible for injured workers to claim damages from employers.
Experts say mental health payouts may become impossible Read More »
The FWC has affirmed that in safety critical industries, a positive drug test can be a valid reason for dismissal, even without signs of impairment.
Can an employee be dismissed for a positive drug test when not (obviously) impaired? Read More »
Work on farms accounts for one in every five workplace deaths in NSW.
Farm injuries show safety must be taken seriously Read More »
A Sydney retail worker has told how a tiny cut he got at work unexpectedly turned into a nightmarish, life-threatening injury.
Sydney retail worker’s tiny injury leads to amputation Read More »
The fine handed down to the first company prosecuted under Victoria’s workplace manslaughter laws has been more than doubled on appeal.
Company fine doubled to $3m for workplace manslaughter Read More »
The Labor Government will introduce new regulations in October 2025, to strengthen how psychosocial hazards are managed in workplaces, recognising them as equally important as physical hazards.
Employers urged to prepare for psychosocial hazards legislation Read More »
A gin and whisky distillery in Tasmania’s north is facing court over a fire that seriously injured a worker in 2021. Adams Distillery has pleaded not guilty in the Launceston Magistrates Court to a charge of failing to comply with a health and safety duty, exposing a person to the risk of death or serious
Man injured in gin distillery fire tells court he can’t remember that day ‘at all’ Read More »
The NSW Government has passed legislation to officially establish SafeWork NSW as a standalone regulator as it continues strengthening protections for workers.
NSW Government establishes SafeWork NSW as a standalone regulator Read More »
