COVID-19 Study
Safe Work Australia has released a new snapshot examining the effects of Covid-19 on employees returning to work following a work-related injury or illness.
Titan Plant Hire and managing director Jason Madalena fined $1.14 million over Dwayne Beaumont’s death
The largest ever penalty for a workplace death in the Northern Territory has been handed to a Darwin equipment hire company and its managing director over the death of a worker in 2019.
Victoria considering blocking bullying and harassment claims for workers’ compensation
The Victorian Government is looking at limiting mental health claims to just PTSD cases after $1.1bn shortfall
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Truck driver found dead in Shepparton warehouse coolroom
WorkSafe is investigating the death of a truck driver whose body was found in a coolroom in regional Victoria
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Gary’s truck accident left him in a wheelchair. Twenty years later, the same happened to his son
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.
Work health and safety reforms pass Senate
Negligent employers who expose workers to serious risks in the workplace will face tougher penalties under new Albanese Labor Government laws.
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‘Catastrophic governance failure’: Victorian council sacked following employee murder
ormer council worker Andrew Robert Paterson is serving a minimum 21-year sentence over the murder of council operations manager Rick Devlin.
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Farmer in court after injury to worker
A farmer whose worker lost the full use of his left hand while repairing a manure conveyor has been brought before court by SafeWork.
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Queensland man dies after being crushed by fibreglass pool at work
A man in his 50s has died after being crushed by a fibreglass pool at work.
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Roofing company fined after two serious incidents just weeks apart
A roofing company has been convicted and fined almost half a million dollars in total after a man died and several others were injured in two separate workplace incidents in Sydney three years ago.
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Transport company fined $75,000 after electric shock
A transport company has been convicted and fined $75,000 after a worker suffered an electric shock when a mobile crane struck overhead power lines at a Dromana construction site.
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Company and director charged after serious head injury
WorkSafe has charged a Gippsland industrial component manufacturer and its sole director after an apprentice was seriously injured in October 2021.
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Tour company fined after Japanese schoolboys drown on Qld island
When Hiroshi Mizuno last saw his son, the teenager’s eyes were filled with hope as he waved cheerfully before boarding a plane to Australia.
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Bricklaying company fined $600k over crushed worker
A company has been fined after a brickie was crushed under a collapsing staircase in 2019, causing serious injuries.
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New fines after Bayswater gas explosion
A gas cylinder supplier has been fined a total of $550,000 after a worker was left permanently disabled in a ute explosion in December 2017.
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