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.

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.

NSW Fair Trading, SafeWork NSW and the NSW Builder Commissioner have commenced "Anytime, Anywhere" inspections on residential apartment buildings in the Wollongong region.

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. 

NSW Fair Trading, SafeWork NSW and the NSW Builder Commissioner have commenced "Anytime, Anywhere" inspections on residential apartment buildings in the Newcastle region.

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.

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.