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Thursday 04 September 2025
WorkSafe has charged a traffic management company after a worker died in a collision on the Eastern Freeway in August 2023.
Wednesday 03 September 2025
WorkSafe reminds persons who erect, maintain, and manage scaffolds about the risks associated with overturning scaffolds.
Friday 29 August 2025
WorkSafe has urged Victorian employers to secure worksites as potentially damaging winds sweep the state over the next 24 hours.
Wednesday 27 August 2025
An air conditioning company has been fined $85,000 after a first-year apprentice fell through a staircase void at a residential construction site in Ormond.
Orbost dairy farmer and football netball club president Royston Nettleton has been named WorkSafe’s 2025 Footy’s Favourite Farmer, adding another win to his record of service on and off the field.
Friday 22 August 2025
An asphalt company has been fined $80,000 after an employee died when he was run over by a colleague driving a skid steer loader at the workplace, after hours.
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