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.

SafeWork NSW is urging workplaces to host a SafeTea event this October during National Safe Work Month.

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.

SafeWork NSW Inspectors have commenced visits to businesses in the tree work industry across NSW to improve safety and compliance in the sector. 

NSW Fair Trading and SafeWork NSW are visiting the State’s Central West to conduct inspections of residential building worksites.

The NSW Government has opened a fresh round of applications for eligible organisations seeking sponsorship funding for events that promote work health and safety (WHS) or raise awareness of consumer protections. 

There are continuing calls for a ‘safety first’ approach across the State’s farms as a central New South Wales man was convicted and fined $50,000 after a worker sustained serious injuries in 2020.

A Moree based agribusiness has been convicted and fined $40,000 after two workers, including one European backpacker, were hurt at one of the company’s properties when part of a trench collapsed in 2017. 

WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW are teaming up to help employers and tradies in Mildura and Buronga reduce the risks of falls, crystalline silica dust and other construction safety hazards.

A Sydney transport and warehousing business has been convicted and fined $210,000 after heavy steel pipes fell from the back of a flatbed trailer and severed part of a contracted truck driver’s leg in 2019.

SafeWork NSW Inspectors will visit the Wagga Wagga region next week to ensure businesses are managing risks associated with loading, unloading, and working around vehicles, including forklift safety. 

WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW visited 52 construction sites in Albury and Wodonga as part of a week-long blitz to reduce the risk of falls and other safety issues.