The death of a 70-year-old worker on his second shift in January 2022 has led to hundreds of thousands of fines against two companies for their work health and safety negligence.
Two companies fined $415,000 after fatal workplace accident Read More »
A prominent horseracing identity’s company has been charged with workplace health and safety breaches over a car crash that seriously injured five people and killed four horses.
Horse trainer’s company charged over deadly crash Read More »
A new workplace road safety guide has been released for employers aiming to reduce the number of workers being killed or injured on South Australian roads.
Driving home road safety message to workplaces Read More »
In a recent incident, a worker suffered serious injuries after being struck by a forklift carrying a pallet of stock inside a warehouse.
Worker seriously injured after being struck by forklift Read More »
A Queensland bus company boss has expressed his remorse for failing in his workplace health and safety obligations to two young mechanics killed in a traffic crash on the Sunshine Coast.
Bus company sentenced over mechanics’ deaths Read More »
WorkSafe has charged a company director for driving a ute in Victoria’s high country with a teenage apprentice in a toolbox
Director charged after driving ute with teen in toolbox Read More »
On 23 January 2024 the National Operations Manager of a logistics business was sentenced to three years jail, ordered to pay $123,000 in legal costs and issued with an order prohibiting him from managing transport activities for 12 months upon his release from jail.
Executive jailed and ground-breaking WHS legal developments Read More »
WorkSafe is investigating the work-related death of a 22-year-old worker on a farming property in the Shire of Dandaragan, north of Perth, on Wednesday.
WorkSafe investigates quad bike death Read More »
John Halls had seven hours left of a 96-hour shift left and had just driven two people home safely after their car broke down when he crashed into a tree at 100km/h.
RACV fined $475,000 after father killed during 96-hour roadside assist shift Read More »
There are circumstances where an injury occurred in both a workplace accident and a transport accident; for example, a truck driver injured in a motor vehicle accident while delivering products to a consumer.
Transport accidents while working – Is it a WorkCover or TAC claim? Read More »
The last thing Gary Sutton expected after his own life-altering road accident was for his son to endure the same thing, two decades later.
The Supreme Court of South Australia has recently upheld a decision of a lower court in deciding that waste management company, Cleanaway, failed to take reasonably practicable measures to materially reduce the risk of an accident on the South Eastern Freeway in Adelaide back in 2014 which killed two people and seriously injured two others.
Company fined $3 million for failing to properly assess competence of driver Read More »
A freight company has been fined $35,000 following the death of a garbage truck driver in Melbourne’s north.
Vic company fined $35k over driver death Read More »
The 32-year-old delivery truck worker has lost his leg and is now fighting for life in a terrifying ordeal on Thursday. The delivery driver was unpacking the truck when a Toyota Tarago crashed into the back of it crushing him against the truck.
Delivery worker’s leg severed Read More »
For the past two months, WorkSafe has reported four fatalities who died in separate incidents while working around employer-owned vehicles, particularly company trucks.
Worker’s death sparks safety debate around employer-owned vehicles Read More »
