A roofing company has been convicted and fined after repeatedly putting workers at risk of falls on four residential construction sites in Melbourne.
$700,000 in fines for string of working at height offences Read More »
The bill will ensure that all work demands must be safe, whether they come from a human or come through artificial intelligence (AI) or algorithms.
A digital work safety bill passed the NSW Parliament Read More »
Safe Work Australia has released an independent research report conducted by Monash University, Research examining pathways to secondary psychological injury.
New research examines pathways to secondary psychological injury Read More »
Victorian employers with apprentices are warned there are serious consequences for failing to protect their health and safety.
Employers urged to do more to protect apprentices Read More »
Australian Unions are calling for new national safety rules that require employers to stop work or modify duties when temperatures reach dangerous levels, warning that increasingly frequent heatwaves driven by climate change now pose a major workplace health and safety threat.
Extreme heat is killing workers: Unions urge national rules to save lives Read More »
The recent sentencing of a Commonwealth government department (Department) for failing to manage psychosocial risks arising during performance management processes is a defining moment for Australian workplaces.
When Performance Management Becomes a Psychosocial Hazard Read More »
Victorian employers who ignore their health and safety obligations continue to face serious legal and financial consequences, with WorkSafe completing 137 prosecutions and enforceable undertakings last year.
More than $17 million in penalties for unsafe work in 2025 Read More »
