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17
Jul
Farm safety shouldn't cost an arm or a leg
It’s National Farm Safety Week and SafeWork NSW is urging the 81,000 agricultural workers in the state to undertake work the safe way or ‘no way’.
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24
Jul
Ignoring quad bike safety is not worth the cost
SafeWork NSW is urging farms to enforce safe quad bike use after a man was injured and an agricultural business fined for failing in their workplace duty.
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17
Jul
100 local Health and Safety Reps to attend consultation in Orange
SafeWork NSW will be in Orange on Wednesday 17 July, hosting 100 Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) at their free forum to learn more about consultation at the workplace.
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11
Jun
Fire and Rescue NSW engages food delivery industry, warning of e-bike dangers
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and SafeWork NSW have successfully engaged the nation’s leading food delivery companies and their top e-bike provider, warning riders about the dangers of Lithium-Ion batteries, following a number of devastating fires.
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22
May
New strategy to address psychological risks in the workplace with $5.6m in business assistance
Ministerial media releases
The SafeWork NSW Psychological Health and Safety Strategy 2024-2026 outlines how the workplace regulator will support employers to manage risks and comply with their duty to prevent psychological harm in NSW workplaces.
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17
May
Engineered stone provider fined $375,000 after employee was exposed to silica dust
An engineered stone provider has been fined $375,000 after it exposed a worker to a risk ofserious illness over a six-year and 10 month period where reasonably practical steps were nottaken to minimise exposure to airborne respirable crystalline silica.
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15
May
SafeWork tells NSW workplaces “It’s the safe way or no way”
SafeWork NSW is launching a campaign with a message to workers, employers, businesses, and contractors that when undertaking work tasks, “It’s the safe way or no way”.
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06
May
Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics Pty Ltd fined $800,000 following heavy vehicle changeover fatality
News items
Information about the prosecution of Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics Pty Ltd (SRL) following a 2021 incident which fatally injured a 52-year-old truck driver.