In New South Wales (NSW), more than 140 notices have been issued by SafeWork NSW inspectors as part of a statewide targeted compliance operation to reduce injuries caused by mobile plant, fixed machinery and vehicles in the workplace. Forklift safety accounted for most of the notices issued to date, which included... Read more.
Transport, construction and agriculture were Victoria’s deadliest sectors in 2024, WorkSafe Victoria has revealed, also noting that workplace fatalities were spread across more than half of all industries and involved dozens of occupations. In all, 50 lives were lost in 2024, compared with 73 workplace fatalities in 2023. Those who lost... Read more.
After a worker’s finger was partly severed in a processing machine, a food manufacturer will spend over $130,000 to improve safety. On 29 January, the Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court heard Annex Foods Pty Ltd had entered into an enforceable undertaking while facing two charges of failing to provide a safe... Read more.
A truck driver was fatally crushed under a falling gate at a Dandenong depot in mid-2022, with a gate manufacturing and repair company subsequently fined $350,000. Gate Automation Systems Pty Ltd was sentenced in the Melbourne County Court on Thursday, 19 December 2024 after pleading guilty to a single... Read more.
A mining company located just outside of Cue, WA, has been fined $400,000 plus costs of $5743.30 after a worker’s arm was trapped in a conveyor at the company’s gold processing plant. The company pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe working environment under the Mines Safety... Read more.
