A Melbourne developer has faced the County Court on four charges of safety breaches at the construction of a residential apartment complex in Narre Warren. Over a three month period
WorkSafe launches new campaign promising harsher penalties
The Victorian workplace safety regulator has launched a new campaign, warning businesses that they have tough new penalties to face if their negligence causes a workplace death. Jill Hennessy, the
QLD to introduce new body to regulate mining WHS after eight deaths in two years
Queensland is set to receive approval for a new body to better regulate the WHS of miners across the state as parliament resumes. The legislation comes on the back of eight
Worker killed at abattoir in Margaret River
A worker has died after suffering wounds during a workplace incident at an abattoir in Cowaraup, Western Australia. Police explained that it is believed that the worker, a 49-year-old worker
US Department of Labor records highest number of fatalities in ten years
In December, the US Department of Labor revealed the workplace injury data from 2018, which showed 5,250 fatal injuries in the workplace. It also represents a 2% increase on the