Utility company Goulburn Valley Region Water Corporation, trading as Goulburn Valley Water, has been convicted and fined $50,000 after a worker was injured while cleaning part of a waste water management system. The corporation was sentenced after pleading guilty to a single charge of failing to provide or maintain... Read more.

Queensland’s Electrical Safety Officer (ESO) is investigating an arc flash incident that resulted in a worker sustaining burns while working on an energised electrical distribution board. While the worker was attempting to change out a circuit breaker in the distribution board, a short circuit created an arc flash. The ESO noted... Read more.

A West Auckland bakery business which didn’t properly safeguard its machinery has been sentenced over two incidents, six months apart, in which workers had their hands disfigured. Bakeworks Limited, which makes gluten-free products, was sentenced in Waitakere District Court for health and safety failures related to both incidents. In... Read more.

The operator of Yallourn Power Station has been convicted and fined a total of $1.5 million after the death of a worker in November 2018. Energy Australia Yallourn Pty Ltd pleaded guilty to three charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The company was fined $700,000 for failing to... Read more.

WorkSafe Victoria has encouraged employers to ensure all machinery is properly guarded and operated safely to avoid the risk of life-changing amputation injuries. In 2022, WorkSafe accepted 137 claims for workplace amputation injuries, with more than 150 body parts amputated, including at least 127 fingers or thumbs. Digits caught... Read more.