Media Releases

Building contractor charged with Industrial Manslaughter after worker falls from height

NT WorkSafe has charged a Darwin based contractor with industrial manslaughter in relation to the death of a worker in the Darwin suburb of Bayview.

Workers warned of misleading online white card training

NT WorkSafe warns workers looking for training to apply for an NT white card to be wary of misleading businesses offering cheap white card courses online.

Charges laid over CBD restaurant gas incident

NT WorkSafe has charged the family partnership operating Little Miss Korea with six breaches of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 over a gas related incident in September this year.

Enforceable undertaking accepted to improve construction industry safety

NT WorkSafe has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from A.M. Cranes & Rigging Pty Ltd (A.M. Cranes) over a 2019 serious incident where two workers suffered crush injuries after being pinned between a wall and a 1.8 tonne electrical switchboard at a Palmerston construction site.

National report highlights promising signs for the NT but more work needed

Safe Work Australia has published the 24th edition of the Comparative Performance Monitoring report this morning detailing trend analyses about work health and safety (WHS) and workers’ compensation schemes operating in Australia and New Zealand.

Workplaces urged to stay focused on safety this festive season

NT WorkSafe urges Territory businesses and workers to focus on working safely leading-in to the festive season.

Tradies encouraged to think twice about asbestos during national week of awareness

The 21st to 27th of November is National Asbestos Awareness Week and NT WorkSafe is encouraging all tradies and DIY renovators to stop and think twice about asbestos before starting work.

New NT WorkSafe chief appointed

Following an extensive merit selection process, Ms Peggy Cheong has been appointed as the Executive Director of NT WorkSafe. Ms Cheong has been fulfilling the role in an interim capacity since June.

Enforceable undertaking accepted to improve safety in agricultural aerial operations

NT WorkSafe has accepted an enforceable undertaking from Mr Michael Hewitt of Hewitt Cattle Australia Pty Ltd over a 2018 helicopter accident in Central Australia, which resulted in the fatality of one worker and serious injuries to another.

NT’s dangerous goods transport laws change

Several amendments to the legislation governing the Territory’s transport of dangerous goods by road and rail have been introduced.