Latest NSW WHS news & updates, safety alerts, prosecutions and regulatory updates for businesses.
Company fined $375,000 after worker seriously injured using grain mill
Woodward Foods Australia Pty Ltd has been convicted and fined $375,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries while using a grain mill to prepare cattle feed. The Industrial Court of NSW also imposed an adverse publicity order. Woodward Foods Australia pleaded guilty to an offence under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 for failing to ensure, so far as was reasonably practicable, the health and safety of workers. The prosecution was brought by SafeWork.In
Horticulture blitz issues 50 safety notices across NSW
SafeWork inspectors issued 50 compliance notices during targeted operations involving horticulture businesses in the Coffs Harbour and Riverina regions. Moving plant, electrical safety and hazardous chemicals were among the issues identified, with further regulatory action under assessment. An eight-day operation in the Coffs Harbour region ahead of the berry picking season involved visits to 28 farms, packhouses and agricultural businesses. Inspectors issued 34 compliance notices, comprising 29 improvement notices and five prohibition notices requiring immediate
Companies and director fined $420,000 after industrial gate injury
Two companies and a director have been convicted and fined a combined $420,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries when an industrial gate overran its vertical supports while closing. The case also resulted in separate due diligence convictions against the director. The incident occurred on 24 March 2022, when a worker was struck by an industrial gate as it was being closed. SafeWork said the gate overran its vertical supports, causing serious injuries.One company pleaded guilty to failing to
Company fined $800,000 after fatal reversing reach stacker incident
A company has been convicted and fined $800,000 after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a reversing reach stacker used to handle shipping containers. SafeWork says mobile plant, vehicles and fixed machinery remain an area for action under its regulatory priorities. Following a defended hearing, the company was found guilty of failing to comply with its health and safety duty to other persons under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. The District Court of NSW imposed an $800,000