New campaign redefines workplace safety

A major WorkSafe Victoria advertising campaign launching this Sunday will share the views of working Victorians to highlight the changing nature of what it means to be safe and healthy at work.

Worker dies in timber mill incident

A man in his 20s has died in a workplace incident at a timber mill at Benalla.

Entries close soon for 2018 WorkSafe Awards

Victorians who are making workplace health safety a priority are being urged to enter the 30th annual WorkSafe Awards.

Second company convicted after apprentice seriously burnt

A plumbing company has become the second business to be convicted and fined over an incident in which an apprentice was seriously burned when he made contact with powerlines.

Excavation collapse on apprentice leads to $80,000 fine

A construction company has been convicted and fined $80,000 after an excavation collapsed leaving a 17-year-old apprentice plumber with life-threatening injuries.

Farmer dies after being struck by trailer

A man in his 70s has died after being run over by a trailer at a property near Ouyen.

Fine for scalping incident increased to $150,000

A Shepparton fruit packing company has been convicted and fined $150,000 on appeal following an incident which left an employee with horrific scalping injuries.

Housing sites on notice to reduce the risk of falls

Ricegrowers Ltd fined $260,000 following maintenance worker’s death

Agricultural processor Ricegrowers Ltd has been convicted and fined $260,000 following the death of a maintenance worker at a stock feed plant in Tongala.

49-year-old man faces serious fraud charges

WorkSafe has charged a Roxburgh Park man with dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by allegedly receiving more than $700,000 in unlawful workers compensation payments.

Man dies in farm truck rollover near Warragul

A worker in his early 30s has died after the fertiliser spreader truck he was driving rolled on a steep hill north-east of Warragul yesterday afternoon.

Don’t chance it with musculoskeletal injuries, WorkSafe warns

Builders and contractors are being urged to do more to prevent musculoskeletal injuries, the most common type of injury to construction workers.

Company fined $380,000 after Mt Waverley pit collapse

A structural engineering firm which drew up the plans for excavation works at a Mt Waverley construction site has been convicted and fined $380,000 after the pit collapsed, leaving homes teetering on the edge of a 10 metre drop.

Company fined $42,000 for failing to guard machinery

A Hoppers Crossing cardboard carton manufacturer has been fined $42,000 for failing to properly guard four separate pieces of machinery.

Second worker dies following Delacombe trench collapse

A second worker who was trapped in a trench collapse at a subdivision site at Delacombe, near Ballarat, has died in hospital.