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The Latest Breaking News from SafeWork NSW

Minister in Newcastle as SafeWork conducts disability service blitz

Recent workers compensation claims data shows psychosocial hazards are prominent in the disability services sector.

Newcastle Herald

Stone benchtop manufacturer sued over toxic dust

SafeWork NSW brings silicosis case to District Court alleging six years of inaction and duty of care breaches

Newcastle Herald

Letter begs new bishop to reconsider closing senior campus

SafeWork NSW has confirmed it is engaging with the school.

Newcastle Herald

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Taxpayers stuck in the middle are paying for all of it

I get it, JobSeeker at $350 per week is not much to live on. But as low as welfare payments are, welfare still takes the lion-share of the budget in this country.

Newcastle Herald

Builder of Sydney house that partially collapsed was reported over safety breaches at another site a day before incident

New South Wales building commissioner David Chandler reported a building site over safety concerns only a day before a completed home it had built collapsed on Good Friday.

ABC News

Orica and coal industry saying ammonium nitrate changes would make things worse

Orica criticises SafeWork ammonium nitrate inquiry

Newcastle Herald

Fireworks fine warning ahead of NYE

Authorities are warning of potential fines or jail time for those selling, buying or using fireworks without a licence, ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations.

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More details emerge in frightening fireworks malfunction

Those behind a Sydney fireworks display where nine people were injured after a cracker ricocheted into the crowd say it appears a manufacturing error was to blame.

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Container firm fined after worker's death

A Sydney joint venture has been convicted and ordered to pay $353,000 after a surveyor was fatally crushed between two 4.8 tonne shipping containers.

AAP

Winding down Stockton's explosion risk

Stockton residents are calling on the state government to tighten laws governing the storage of a massive stockpile of ammonium nitrate less than a kilometre from their homes.

Newcastle Herald

Questions raised over lack of investigation into Cooma's burst water tank during Black Summer bushfires

As much of NSW's south-east burned during the night of January 4, 2020, an unexpected flood inundated dozens of homes when a water tank in north Cooma burst..

ABC News

SafeWork NSW review to help it 'do better'

The exact scope of an upcoming review into the workplace safety regulator is yet to be determined, but the NSW Fair Trading Commissioner has given some hints.

AAP

NSW SafeWork agency faces its first review

An agency created by the split of the NSW workers compensation scheme will be reviewed for the first time, as recommended by reviews of the other agencies.

AAP

New Hunter apartments under the microscope as audit targets defects

Construction watchdogs will target major building defects, non-compliance and safety at new residential apartments across Newcastle in a two-day blitz.

Newcastle Herald

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Caravan industry slammed by ACCC as customers complain they are being treated 'like garbage'

Instead of beachside holidays and new memories, Denise Tiyse says her caravan was plagued with issues and the supplier couldn't care less.

AAP

Timber firm fined $262k for fatal accident

A timber firm has been fined over $262,000 after a tragic workplace accident resulted in the death of one of its employees.

Crikey

Rodent infestation plagues Snowy workers

Snowy 2.0 workers are calling on the federal energy minister to intervene as a “rodent infestation” adds to their list of health and safety concerns.

ABC News

SafeWork NSW investigates how boy was left unrestrained on Sydney Royal Easter Show ride

The NSW Fair Trading Minister says she has ordered an investigation into whether the ride should be closed for the rest of the 2022 event.

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NSW regions face hit to workplace safety

Complaints to SafeWork NSW were on track for an all-time high last year while inspections fell, but the government is not planning to expand regional offices.

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