Workplace Health and Safety News

The holiday season, with its hurried atmosphere, can engender a sense of exigency across various sectors, whether it’s imminent construction project deadlines, tackling a surge in demand within the realms of retail, transportation, warehousing or hospitality, or navigating through an intensive harvest season. However, the year-end scramble shouldn’t create hazardous conditions. Regrettably, from 2021 to […]

Bluesafe WHS Management System played a critical role in the recent legal case involving Class Plastics (Aust) Pty Ltd. The Australian company found itself in the Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, December 4th, after confessing to a single charge – failure to uphold plant maintenance ensuring safety and health risk-free operations. Despite not receiving a

Safe Work Australia has launched its updated Jurisdictional Comparison dashboard for the 2022-23 period as an integral feature of their data-oriented website – Our Data. Your Stories. This dashboard, hand in hand with WHS management systems like Bluesafe SWMS, facilitates the modern interpretation and understanding of work health and safety (WHS) trends as well as

On Tuesday, 3rd December, Jeffrey Cross, aged 68, faced the Bairnsdale Magistrates’ Court where he was found guilty of neglecting to ensure health and safety in his work operations, posing a significant risk. Cross, busy with dive-related services from his residence at Marlo under the umbrella of Cross Diving Services, was also held accountable for

In what is being regarded as a tragic incident, a 28-year-old gentleman, working solo at the time, lost his life tragically whilst in the process of emptying a rubbish bin. The misfortune occurred due to entrapment in a lift apparatus and he was tragically compressed within the rear portion of the waste collection vehicle around

Cormack’s Plumbing Services Pty Ltd is grappling with two charges under section 21(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for non-compliance in providing and sustaining a secure workspace. Allegedly, the company breached section 21(1)(a) of the OHS Act on two occasions by failing to maintain safe plant and work systems that were devoid of

On Wednesday, 27th November, Caelli Constructions (Vic) Pty Ltd was adjudged ex-parte by the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court culpable for a singular breach of their responsibility to maintain a secure working environment. Notably, they were also mandated to bear cost implications up to $7,317. Caelli Constructions had been engaged under a subcontract arrangement to execute projects

Bayon Gardens Pty Ltd is now facing legal action as it has been brought up on two counts of contravening section 23(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The charges imply a failure to safeguard individuals not employed by the company from potential health and safety hazards. The alleged oversight by WorkSafe relates to

Safe Work Australia recently unveiled a suite of innovative tools on its data portal, Our Data. Your Stories., designed with the primary objective of assisting users in evaluating, gauging and reporting on work health and safety (WHS) performance. Among these intuitive devices are ones that aid in harnessing the potential of WHS management systems like

Safe Work Australia is presently inviting public opinion on a proposal for the reduction of the workplace exposure standard (WES) for Aluminium (welding fumes). The suggested reduction would see a drop from 5mg/m3 to 1mg/m3, an initiative aimed at enhancing workforce safety. To put in your comments before the deadline on Friday, 28th February 2025,