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A Code of practice to improve mental health
SafeWork NSW's Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work aims to promote mentally healthy workplaces in NSW.
Should you be testing and tagging mobile phone chargers?
Mobile phone chargers may seem low risk, but knowing when to test and tag them could prevent serious electrical hazards in the workplace.
WHS breaches & discipline: Get the balance right
A safety breach can point to more than worker error. The bigger issue is whether the employer truly met their WHS duties.
Due Diligence Failure Sees Director Convicted After Wall Collapse
When a brick wall fell on a young man at a building site, impaling him on a large metal screw piling, his employer’s sole director found himself in the firing line. Read the court’s view of the site’s poor safety record.
Impaled on the job: heavy fines for contractor and director
Costs approaching half a million dollars have been imposed on a demolition contractor and its director, after a young worker suffered life-wrecking injuries on a construction site.
Making Workplace Safety Second Nature
Learn how proactive risk management helps prevent incidents, reduce costs, and protect your people while strengthening compliance.
Is it a legal requirement to have an OHS representative?
Do you still need a Health and Safety Representative if you already have a WHS coordinator on site? Learn when an HSR is required on a construction site and what consultation duties still apply.
Do businesses need to record minor injuries?
A band‑aid fix doesn’t mean a paperwork skip. Even small injuries raise bigger questions about what employers must document.
Transport Company Faces Charges Over Workplace Injuries
A national transport company has been charged with breaching Commonwealth work health and safety laws after two workers were injured in a forklift incident at its South Australian depot.
Unenforced exclusion zone led to death by forklift
A poultry farm was fined $300,000 after a worker was killed by a forklift due to poor safety protocols. Learn how to prevent similar accidents in your workplace