Two companies, PGH Bricks & Pavers Pty Ltd and Bricks Australia Services Pty Ltd (BAS), have been fined a total of $50,000 after a worker’s arm became caught in a machine at a brick manufacturing site in Thomastown in 2018. PGH Bricks & Pavers pleaded guilty to a single... Read more.

Fatal occupational injury data released by Safe Work Australia shows that 109 Australian workers have been killed at work this year. The latest report indicates that the Transport, postal & warehousing industry has so far seen more workplace deaths than any other industry. The industry has recorded 44 fatalities-... Read more.

SafeWork SA warns construction workers to make electrical safety a priority following an increase in the number of electric shock incidents reported in the past two years. In 2021-22, SafeWork SA was notified of 348 electric shock incidents, with the construction industry accounting for nearly a quarter of all electric shock... Read more.

Latest Safe Work Australia data shows 106 people have been killed at work so far this year.  Transport, postal & warehousing industry leads with 42 fatalities, followed by Agriculture, forestry & fishing with 22 fatalities. The Construction industry comes third with 12 fatalities. The Manufacturing industry has recorded seven... Read more.

Mainland Poultry Limited was sentenced today in the Papakura District Court, after a worker’s thumb was severed in October 2020. The south Auckland egg processing company has been fined $200,000 and ordered to pay reparations of $30,000 to the victim. While cleaning machinery, the worker’s thumb got caught between... Read more.