A worker at a packaging company Alto Packaging in Auckland has been killed in an incident involving machinery. Police confirmed that emergency services attended the scene in Rosedale, Auckland before
Worker killed in Ballarat roofing incident
A worker has been killed in a roofing incident at a site in Golden Point, a suburb of Ballarat, yesterday morning. Police, ambulance and fire and rescue attended the site
Worker killed in tractor incident
A primary producer has been killed in an incident involving a tractor in the far north of South Australia. Police and ambulance services were called to the property at Stirling
New tech dubbed ‘virtual canary’ for mine safety
A new technology to counter air quality levels across mines in Western Australia has begun, being described as a ‘virtual canary in the coal mine’. The original version, actual canaries,
New research shows global glyphosphate contamination
Image courtesy of the University of Sydney. Australian scientists have created a map tracking the global use of glyphosphate – the active ingredient in Roundup – and the map identifies
Hazelwood power fined $1.56 million over 2014 mine fire
Hazelwood Power Corporation Pty Ltd has been fined $1.25 million for five breaches of the OHS Act for failing (so far as is reasonably practicable) to provide a safe working
Primary producer critically injured north of Townsville
A worker at a property in Collinsville, North Queensland has been transported to Townsville University Hospital after a workplace incident around 2pm yesterday. The worker was a contractor completing maintenance
Police investigate malicious spiking of sawmill logs
Tasmanian Police have commenced investigations as reports of “deadly” tree spiking in logging areas begins. The process involves driving bolts or nails or other pieces of metal into trees that
$75,000 fine over forklift incident
A meat company operating out of Pendle Hill in NSW has been convicted and fined $75,000 for breaches of the Work Health and Safety Act. Zammit Ham & Bacon Curers
Johnson & Johnson stop talc sales in the US as asbestos lawsuits mount
Johnson & Johnson has confirmed that it will no longer sell its talc baby powder products across North America and Canada. The company says it was part of an ongoing
$230K fine for structural engineer over roof collapse
A Sydney engineering company director has faced court over an unverified and high-risk demolition job at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, which almost killed two workers. The company, Grasso Consulting Engineers
Mobile testing for silicosis rolls out across Queensland
Mobile health service, Heart of Australia, is broadening its reach and is taking its new, custom-made B-Double mobile clinic on the road throughout Queensland. The service, provided in partnership with
One worker seriously injured every day in Western Australian mines
The Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) has released new data that shows that workers are being injured at a rate of one serious injury per
Malaysian shopping centres reopen to find mould covering surfaces
Images have been circulating on social media of shopping centres in Malaysia as they reopen certain parts of the country, with store owners sharing photos of their stores covered in
Proposed incinerator causes uproar in Eastern Sydney
Waste company Suez has come under fire for proposing another high-temperature waste incinerator after residents voiced concerns that the facility could contaminate nearby residential areas. The proposed incinerator would have
Critical incident near Gympie
A worker is in a critical condition in hospital following a serious workplace injury after an incident at a site near Gympie, in Queensland. Emergency services workers attended the scene
Legal action over contaminated Hazelwood power site
Residents in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley have begun legal proceedings with the EPA over fears a nearby power station and it’s coal ash dumps will pollute nearby waterways and groundwater supplies.
Director fined over workplace electrocution burns
A Queensland electrical and airconditioning director Jacob Mohr, trading as SOLTEC, has been fined $30,000 over a workplace incident at a worksite in Gatton in July of 2018. Mr Mohr
$11,000 fine over serious ‘near miss’ at WA mine site
A contractor at Western Australian nickel mine has been fined $11,000 over an accident in 2017, which gravely endangered two people. The incident, at Ravensthorpe nickel and processing plant, occurred
Four men injured in inner Sydney wall collapse
Four workers have been injured in a workplace incident in Woollahra this morning in Sydney’s inner east after a wall collapsed. Emergency services attended the scene not long after 9am,
Barman sues over keg blast that left him an amputee
Jye Parker, a former bartender from Newcastle, is suing over an incident with a beer keg that left him without his left arm. The incident occurred in October of 2014
First 6 months of results from NSW safe-at-work app
Minister for Better Regulation, Kevin Anderson, will officially launch NSW’s first anonymous app for raising safety concerns to the workplace health and safety regulator on Thursday. Speak Up, Save Lives
Scaffolding collapse injures two
Two workers are in hospital this afternoon after a section of scaffolding collapsed at a Kippa-Ring worksite, north of Brisbane. Emergency services attended the scene around midday, including a critical
$400,000 fine after alleged pollution incident in NSW
Hunter Valley Operations has paid $400,000 towards environmental management improvements as part of an enforceable undertaking with the NSW branch of the EPA. The fine and EU relate to an
11 dead in fatal gas leak in India
Image by Bloomberg A chemical factory in India is the site of a gas leak which has killed 11 people and meant that 1000 people required medical attention yesterday, with
WorkSafe inspectors isolated over outbreak at meat processing facility
The outbreak of COVID-19 at a Melbourne meat processing facility has now reached 70 confirmed cases linked to the site. As we reported earlier in the week, the outbreak was
SafeWork Australia and unions clash over safety standards as businesses eye reopening
Diane Smith-Gander, independent chair for SafeWork Australia has moved against tighter workplace safety regulation as businesses across the country look to reopen their businesses, as lockdown restrictions ease. Ms Smith-Gander
Mine blast in Queensland leaves five workers in hospital
Five workers were seriously injured in an underground explosion at a Queensland coal mine yesterday afternoon. Around 3pm yesterday, a blast occurred at Anglo American’s Grosvenor coal mine, at Moranbah,
Worker killed at steelworks near Wollongong
A worker has been killed in a workplace incident today at Port Kembla, near Wollongong, marking the second workplace fatality in NSW in as many days. Just before 2pm, emergency
Worker killed by forklift in Sydney
A worker has been killed at a warehouse site in Chipping North yesterday afternoon. Emergency services crews attended the scene just after 1pm, including police and three ambulances, who arrived
Worker impaled on Sydney jobsite
A construction worker was rushed to hospital last week after he fell more than three metres at a worksite in Belrose, in Sydney’s North. The 25-year-old worker landed on a
Workplace incident uncovered COVID-19 outbreak at Melbourne abattoir
The latest outbreak of Covid-19 in Victoria has been traced back to an abattoir in Melbourne’s west, with 34 confirmed cases relating to the worksite. More cases are expected to
Alert issued after mine worker sucked into auxiliary fan
The NSW Resources Regulator has issued a safety alert after a worker at a colliery in Helensburgh, in the state’s south, was sucked into an auxiliary fan during the installation
West Gate Tunnel completion date pushed to 2023 over contamination
Melbourne’s West Gate Tunnel project – which should have begun construction almost 12 months ago – has had the proposed completion date pushed out to 2023 as all the stakeholders
$30,000 fine over incident involving high voltage power lines
A Brisbane electrical contractor has faced the Brisbane Magistrates Court this week over charges under the Electrical Safety Act, relating to unsafe electrical practises which exposed a person to a
Asbestos confirmed at Allianz stadium rebuild
Construction work has begun on Sydney’s new Allianz Stadium, despite NSW Infrastructure confirming asbestos had been discovered at the site. A fact sheet was released by the department in March,
Serious incident on Gold Coast worksite
A man has been seriously injured in a workplace incident this afternoon on the Gold Coast. The High Acuity Response Unit and critical care paramedics attended the scene in Molendinar
Worker crushed under marble slab
A worker has been killed by a falling slab of marble in a workplace accident in Melbourne’s southeast this morning. Police and emergency services attended the scene at RHF Stone
$140,000 fine over 2017 workplace death
Inverdon Pty Ltd has been fiend $140,000 over a 2017 workplace accident south of Alice Springs that killed worker Mustapha Dahmani. The company was convicted over the incident and pleaded
CFMEU hit with $200,000 fine over one-hour pay dispute
The NSW branch of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union has been fined $200,000 over a stop-work action at a Glebe building site in 2018. Both the organisation
Narrabri Coal hit with $120,000 EPA fine
Narrabri Coal Operations Pty Ltd has been fined $120,000, which will be payable to the Environmental Trust, under an enforceable undertaking agreed with the NSW EPA for the transportation of
Abattoir facing $600K fine over 2016 meat processing incident
JBS Australia Pty Ltd, an abattoir in Tasmania, has pleaded not guilty to reckless conduct and is facing a maximum fine of $600,000 if they’re found guilty over a 2016
Critical incident in rural Queensland
Two workers have been injured after being struck by heavy machinery at a regional Queensland worksite this morning. Emergency services, including a rescue helicopter, were dispatched to the industrial site
Aluminium smelter workers set to run out of essential PPE
The Australian Workers Union has spoken out about the standards of personal protective equipment available to workers at Alcoa’s aluminium smelter in Portland, Victoria after it was revealed that workers
Fine after fire and pollution incident on Central Coast
The NSW branch of the EPA has fined a Shoalhaven recycling facility $8,000 over its failure to notify them of an incident at its site in Bombaderry on the Central
Electrical explosion leaves two workers in hospital
Two workers are in a serious condition in hospital after a workplace incident at a site in Eastern Creek, in Western Sydney. Multiple calls were made to emergency services around
Illegal dump remediation work begins to clean up asbestos and demolition waste
Clean up is about to begin at two locations 100km north-east of Adelaide, which have recorded several thousand tonnes of construction and demolition waste, and includes asbestos. The sites were
$450,000 over 2016 Sydney workplace fatality
The events surrounding the 2016 death of worksite foreman Iremar Da Silva have been in court this week, as the construction company at the centre of the case faced charges
Tech advances to protect workers during pandemic
A new intelligence device has been introduced into the Australian market by Melbourne manufacturer Mideco and Newcastle tech company Pulse Mining Systems, aimed at reducing heat stress, viral infections and
NSW primary school investigated over lead contamination
A NSW primary school in Tarago has reported lead contamination above acceptable levels in school bubble taps, as well as in some of the buildings on the school site. An
