NT WorkSafe has charged a cattle mustering contractor with four breaches of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011, over an incident where an 18-year-old worker was severely burnt when a 44-gallon Avgas drum exploded.
Charges laid after young ringer suffers burns while cutting Avgas drum Read More »
Gender-neutral facilities could become a requirement for all Victorian workplaces, pending the outcome of a WorkSafe review into its amenities and work environment compliance code.
Why gender neutral toilets may be mandatory at work Read More »
A transport company has been fined $5000 for not reporting a serious workplace injury after an incident in which a worker was hospitalised for a week
Employer fined $5000 for not reporting workplace injury Read More »
Food delivery giants including Menulog and Deliveroo have committed to 50 new safety measures ahead of the release of a report into the industry that will recommend regulatory changes by the NSW government to reduce worker deaths.
Food delivery giants facing regulatory overhaul in NSW Read More »
WA’s workplace health and safety body has confirmed it will launch an investigation today into the Australian Medical Association’s claims of a “crisis” situation at Bunbury hospital.
WorkSafe to investigate Bunbury Hospital after AMA workplace culture complaints Read More »
A construction company has been fined half a million dollars over the death of a man working on the Barangaroo Ferry Hub project in 2017.
Construction company fined $500k over man’s death on Sydney work site Read More »
A worker fractured his skull after a fall but his “old-school” employer did not think that matter should have been reported, despite the injury putting the worker in hospital for a week, a court has heard.
Cattletrans fined for failing to report injury Read More »
A woman bullied so severely while working for the ACT Government that she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has won her discrimination battle.
Worker with PTSD wins discrimination battle against ACT Government Read More »
Victorian farmers Tom and Bill Alston use drones to take some of the stress and injury risk out of mustering sheep and cattle on their Beeac property in the state’s south-west.
Mustering sheep safely with drones Read More »
Former radio announcer Scott McBain has been denied compo for back pain after he was secretly filmed delivering sausages to his daughter.
Scott McBain denied compo Read More »
A person was rushed to hospital by helicopter after a tractor accident at a property in the Lockyer Valley.
Patient rushed to hospital following tractor accident Read More »
A Gympie workplace health and safety accident that left a senior employee with two fractured legs has left a timber business with a big bill to pay
Gympie’s Wood Industries Pty Ltd hit with $35k workplace safety fine Read More »
A man has been rushed to hospital following a workplace accident on the northern Gold Coast this afternoon.
Man seriously injured in Coomera workplace accident Read More »
A small business owner is facing the prospect of a lengthy prison sentence after pleading guilty to gross negligence that resulted in the death of a young worker on Western Australia’s south coast last year.
Business owner pleads guilty to gross negligence Read More »
In 2018 a supermarket worker was moving a two metre high bakery trolley which had been loaded with bread products from the bakery of the supermarket.
Woolworths fined following an accident Read More »
