Sole trader found guilty
The Offender is a sole trader and roof plumber.
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Injury
Go-karting business receives $100,000 fine after young person seriously injured
A go-karting company was sentenced in the Townsville Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duty to other persons.
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16-year-old apprentice injured, metal fabrication company fined $80,000
On 21 November 2025, a metal fabrication and welding company was sentenced in the Mackay Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duty.
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Two workers burnt in separate refuelling incidents
The purpose of this Safety Alert is to highlight the risk of fires and serious burn injuries during refuelling of petrol-powered equipment.
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Using data to make workplaces safer – every job, every day
New figures released by Safe Work Australia during National Safe Work Month show that the rate of work-related fatalities in 2024 is lower than the 5-year average from 2020 to 2024. However, claims for Mental health conditions continue to rise.
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Company fined after teenage apprentice catches fire
A metal fabrication company has been fined $30,000 after a 17-year-old apprentice suffered horrific burns when his clothes caught fire while welding at a Kyabram factory.
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Manufacturer fined $80,000 after worker loses finger
A Dandenong packaging manufacturer has been convicted and fined a total of $80,000 after a worker had a finger amputated due to using unguarded machinery.
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Perth builder CASM Construction fined $750,000 after worker injured
A Perth building company and its former director have been hit with significant fines after a fall at one of their sites left a worker with life-changing injuries.
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‘It’s seeing people get their lives back’
When I started in general practice 30 years ago, I realised immediately that most GPs have little interest or acumen in occupational health; but it quickly became a passion of mine.
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No liability for work colleagues’ psychiatric injury as a result of witnessing the aftermath of an attempted suicide
Warning: This article contains details about attempted suicide which may be upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
Manager seeks big payout for workplace injury
A former manager of the Currumbin Hotel is suing for more than half a million dollars in damages, after slipping and falling, trying to locate a dead rat.
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Jumping castle operator acquitted by Tasmanian Magistrates Court
Magistrate Webster of the Magistrates Court of Tasmania has acquitted a sole trader charged under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas) (the WHS Act) following the 2021 Hillcrest Primary School tragedy in which six children died and others were seriously injured while using a jumping castle during a school event.
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NSW Industrial Court hands down first sentence
The Industrial Court of New South Wales has handed down its first Work Health and Safety sentencing judgment since the Court was reconstituted in July 2024.
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A 71-year-old worker suffers horrific injuries
Australians have been warned about the risks of using angle grinders after a worker suffered horrific upper body injuries.
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Concrete manufacturer fined $580,000 over worker injury
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.
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