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SafeWork inspectors ensuring safety is number one priority at the Easter Show

21 Mar 2024

SafeWork NSW Inspectors and Engineers are inspecting and monitoring the Sydney Royal Easter Show to ensure the safety of workers and the almost 900,000 people set to attend the Show in the coming weeks. 

Farmers warned – safety first around farm vehicles after three deaths this year

14 Mar 2024

SafeWork NSW is reminding farmers to wear seatbelts, use helmets and choose the right vehicle when using side-by-side vehicles, quad bikes and motorcycles after a spate of incidents where people, including children, have been seriously injured or killed while using farm vehicles.

$900k in fines handed out as SafeWork cracks down on falls from heights threats

16 Feb 2024

Almost $1 million in fines have been issued at the halfway point of SafeWork NSW’s 12-month blitz on falls from heights.

SafeWork NSW welcomes independent review

29 Jan 2024

The Hon Robert McDougall KC was commissioned by the NSW Government in October 2022 to carry out a review of SafeWork NSW to make recommendations in relation to the performance and effectiveness of SafeWork’s compliance and enforcement functions.

SafeWork warning follows upward trend in failure to notify and disturbance of scenes

31 Oct 2023

SafeWork NSW is warning businesses they will face fines and potential prosecution if they fail to report incidents after the workplace regulator this year issued 140 compliance notices and over $55,000 in fines for breaches with one-third of all offences occurring in the construction industry.

NSW Fair Trading inspecting knockdown rebuild sites

31 Aug 2023

NSW Fair Trading Building Inspectors have started a five-day compliance operation in north-west NSW, checking tradespeople are appropriately licensed and work is being done to the appropriate standards.

Silica and falls the focus of construction blitz

16 Aug 2023

Reducing the risk of falls from height and exposure to crystalline silica dust are the focus of WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW as they team up for the latest cross border construction blitz in Yarrawonga-Mulwala next week.

SafeWork inspectors to target Sydney manufacturers and machine safety

15 Aug 2023

SafeWork NSW Inspectors will be across metropolitan Sydney this week targetting risks associated with moving plant and machinery often found in workshops, warehouses and manufacturing plants.

Roofing company fined after worker seriously injured

15 Feb 2023

Parrish Group NSW Pty Ltd has been fined $300,000 after a worker was seriously injured falling from a roof in Kembla Grange near Wollongong in March 2020.

NSW Fair Trading, SafeWork NSW inspectors visit Mid North Coast

15 Feb 2023

NSW Fair Trading and SafeWork NSW are visiting the State’s Mid North Coast this week to conduct safety inspections of residential building worksites.

New safety laws for food delivery riders start today

31 Jan 2023

SafeWork NSW are reminding food delivery riders to adhere to the new safety laws that begin today, otherwise it could prove costly.

Don't be shocked: SafeWork electrical blitz

31 Jan 2023

SafeWork NSW Inspectors are jump-starting 2023 with an electrical compliance operation to increase the safety and awareness of electrical hazards on worksites.

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