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Safe Work Australia has released its strategy for 2023–2033. Here's a rundown of the goals, risks and challenges that will impact your business for the next decade.   

And that means new risks and new WHS issues.

An employee was sacked after posting violent and threatening messages about a co-worker in a private Teams chat. Was the dismissal fair?

Find out more about WHS audits and compliance issues.

From truck drivers to telephone technicians, from  builders to bankers, from surveyors to staff on overseas assignments, workers may need to travel to a location other than where a business is based.

The number of WHS staff/professionals that a business should engage, in proportion to the number of staff on site, is not a precise number.

Businesses face steeper penalties for WHS offences, and the circumstances in which they can be held liable for offences have been expanded.

An employer has copped fines totalling almost $100,000 after finding excessive hours exposed a worker to numerous safety risks. 

When confronted with a work health and safety issue, should you try to solve it in-house, or is it better to call in a WHS professional?

Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation requires that all foreseeable hazards in a business are identified and the risks arising from these hazards are eliminated or controlled.