A company has been fined $293,000 after a worker’s hand was trapped in machinery for 10 minutes in a horror workplace injury. The female employee has likely lost the full use of her hand after getting it caught in a chain at a Napier meat processing business. She will... Read more.

A new case study film launched through video conference by Queensland’s Electrical Safety Office (ESO) highlights the dangers posed by an arc flash. The film, Arc Flash Safety – Mark’s Story, tells the story of an experienced electrician who talks about how his life changed following an incident at... Read more.

New statistics from Safe Work Australia show as at 26 March, there have been 43 Australian workers killed at work in 2020, with Transport Postal and Warehousing emerging as the most fatal industry. The Transport Postal and Warehousing has recorded 17 work-related fatalities so far this year. The construction industry comes second... Read more.

WorkSafe is reminding businesses to go back to basics before allowing workers to operate dangerous machinery. The message comes after Oak Lane Chaff Limited was fined $260,000 at the Hastings District Court last Friday. The sentencing follows an August 2018 incident in which a worker was dragged into the... Read more.

A man has died after he was trapped in a conveyor belt at a workplace in south east Queensland. The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon. Police and emergency services were called to a business in Narangba, north of Brisbane just after midday. Queensland ambulance paramedics said the man in... Read more.