Short news items about work health and safety developments, regulator updates and practical lessons for Australian businesses.
Safe Work Australia is seeking feedback on proposed changes to how welding activities are regulated, with the goal of improving protection for workers and others from welding-related risks.
A Victorian civil construction company has had its penalty increased six-fold on appeal, after a worker suffered life-changing injuries from an electric shock while working beneath overhead powerlines.
SafeWork NSW has passed a major milestone, accepting more than 100 enforceable undertakings that channel millions of dollars into long‑term work health and safety improvements across New South Wales.
More than 80 women working in agriculture across regional NSW have taken part in a series of practical farm safety workshops, strengthening safety leadership, promoting innovative technology such as drones, and reinforcing the importance of structured WHS management systems in one of the State’s highest‑risk industries.
WorkSafe Victoria is intensifying its focus on Dandenong’s manufacturing sector through Project 3175, a targeted inspection and education campaign aimed at cutting fatalities and serious injuries in one of the state’s most high‑risk postcodes.
A NSW shade sail installer has been convicted and heavily fined after a worker suffered serious injuries in a fall from height, highlighting the need for robust WHS management systems and safe work method statements (SWMS) when working at elevation.
A Victorian recycling company has been charged with multiple alleged safety breaches after a 26-year-old worker was fatally injured when struck by a reversing front-end loader.
Latrobe Regional Health has been charged with alleged breaches of Victoria’s Occupational Health and Safety Act following an incident in which a patient allegedly assaulted a nurse.
The Minns Labor Government has unveiled a 12‑month Farm Safety Training Program aimed at lifting work health and safety standards across NSW farms, with a strong focus on practical training, safer behaviours and improved WHS management practices.
Safe Work Australia has released a comprehensive suite of reports mapping the national work health and safety (WHS) and workers’ compensation research landscape, highlighting strengths, gaps and future priorities to support safer, healthier workplaces.
