News & Events
Charges laid over serious crush injury incident
NT WorkSafe has charged a Darwin mobile crane hire company over a serious incident where two workers suffered crush injuries.
WRCAC Communique December 2020
The Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Advisory Council (the Council) met on 3 September 2020.
WHSAC Communique September 2020
The Work Health and Safety Advisory Council (the Council) conducted its second meeting on 18 September 2020.
Charges laid after worker suffers serious electrical shock
NT WorkSafe has charged two New South Wales based companies and a company director for breaching the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (the Act).
$160k penalty for Tennant Creek business and director over fire station electrocution
Tennant Creek electrical services company Ridem Pty Ltd (trading as Dexter Barnes Electrical) and company director Russell O’Donnell, have been handed a combined penalty of more than $160,000 after pleading guilty to charges relating to the death of a fourth year apprentice electrician.
Electrical safety periodic tests and inspections - Electrical riser brackets
Electrical riser brackets are a part of the premise’s electrical installation and are used to raise the electrical supply cable above the ground from the supply pole to the premises.
Safety alerts issued for the cattle and construction industries
NT WorkSafe has issued two new safety alerts after recent incidents in the cattle industry and the construction industry.
Charges laid over fatal helicopter crash
NT WorkSafe has charged two company directors with Queensland-based Hewitt Cattle Australia Pty Ltd’s (Hewitt Cattle Australia) over a helicopter crash in Central Australia, which killed one worker and seriously injured another.
Safety alert issued after two barbeque gas explosions
NT WorkSafe has issued a safety alert to anyone who has built-in gas barbeques at their premises.
Bus Company commits $660k to improve safety
NT WorkSafe has accepted a $660k enforceable undertaking from Buslink NT Pty Ltd over the tragic death of a bus driver, who was fatally injured as a result of a bus rollaway incident in 2017.