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When a woman was pulled onto a conveyor belt and became trapped, she thought she would die. She suffered a fractured pelvis, with ongoing pain, flashbacks, and panic attacks. And a compensation dispute ensued.

An employer is liable for a worker’s injury that was caused by the poor ergonomic setup of his home workstation during the pandemic, a commission has ruled. 

A District Court Judge has severely criticised the safety performance of a major provider of services to the mining, construction and infrastructure industries, and imposed a heavy penalty. Where did they go wrong?

When a worker fell 4.5 metres after temporary fencing gave way, his life took a harrowing turn for the worse. The incident revealed a host of failings by the principal contractor.

Aside from the obvious social disadvantages of non-traditional working hours, can shift work harm people’s health? If so, what can employers do about it?

If you manage issues in the workplace effectively, you'll avoid problems down the track.

In the first New South Wales case dealt with under both the Crimes Act and the WHS Act for a single event, a forklift operator was fined under both sets of legislation. He said he’ll carry the burden of remorse for the rest of his life.

When an employee’s casual negligence in a team lift landed a labour-hire worker in severe, chronic pain, a court found the host employer was vicariously liable. Read why the court accepted the worker’s claim.

A company has been hit with a fine of $450k after a forklift knocked over a worker at a depot. Read why the court imposed such a heavy penalty on the employer but acquitted the sole director.

NSW has introduced new industrial manslaughter laws to strengthen workplace safety, with harsher penalties for gross negligence leading to deaths in the workplace.