Customer Service media releases
Browse media releases from the Department of Customer Service.
Preventing risks and harm in solar panel installation
19 Oct 2022
Companies involved in rooftop solar panel installation are being warned the workplace regulator is prosecuting businesses for exposing employees to workplace risk.
Fair and Safe Together Roadshow in Wagga Wagga
14 Oct 2022
NSW Fair Trading and SafeWork NSW are visiting Wagga Wagga as part of the Fair and Safe Together roadshow.
Free tool to measure workplace mental health
10 Oct 2022
This Mental Health Month, SafeWork NSW is encouraging employers to explore a new digital Workplace Wellbeing Assessment Tool (WWAT) which will help improve understanding and management of workplace mental health by businesses.
Safety lanyard disconnected before Wollongong fatality
07 Oct 2022
An asbestos removal company has been convicted and fined $300,000 after an employee was fatality injured during demolition site preparation at a Wollongong University site in 2020.
Have your say - safe storage of ammonium nitrate
06 Oct 2022
SafeWork NSW is consulting on safety measures that will strengthen the current regulation of ammonium nitrate storage and are encouraging the community to ‘Have Your Say’ on the issue.
Truck driver's death results in company facing court
05 Oct 2022
A former long-haul freight business has been sentenced and fined $360,000 after a long-distance truck driver was struck and killed by the loading ramp of a trailer he used to transport two vehicles in 2019.
NSW first in Australia to adopt model WHS laws
04 Oct 2022
NSW will be one of the first jurisdictions in Australia to implement recent changes to the national model WHS regulations, which recognise psychosocial hazards in the workplace and require businesses to implement control measures to manage risks.
Machine safety compliance visits underway
28 Sep 2022
SafeWork NSW Inspectors have begun visiting manufacturers throughout the Sydney metropolitan area to ensure machine safety, a leading cause of workplace fatalities and injuries in the sector.
Rooftop solar install safety under scrutiny
26 Sep 2022
Workers installing solar panels on rooftops can expect a visit from SafeWork NSW Inspectors, who are undertaking a six-month state-wide operation to ensure safety in this busy industry.
Company fined after worker injured in roofing incident
26 Sep 2022
A Sydney-based business has been convicted and fined $150,000 after a worker was seriously injured while helping to replace roofing at a company job site in 2019.
Put the kettle on for workplace 'SafeTea' this October
21 Sep 2022
SafeWork NSW is urging workplaces to host a SafeTea event this October during National Safe Work Month.
Two businesses fined $1.05 million over workplace fatal electrocution
15 Sep 2022
The courts have sent a strong message to the building industry about the importance of workplace safety after a construction company and a roofing company pleaded guilty and were fined $600,000 and $450,000 following a fatal electrocution incident in 2019.