News & Events
Work Health and Safety Advisory Council
The Work Health and Safety Advisory Council met on Monday, 20 November 2023, and discussed various items.
20 years since asbestos was banned but the danger still remains
Today is the start of National Asbestos Awareness Week (20-26 November 2023) and Territorians are asked to Think Twice about Asbestos.
Consultation open for managing psychosocial hazards at work code of practice
Consultation is now open on the proposed code of practice for managing psychosocial hazards at work.
Enforceable undertaking accepted to improve safety in local council operations
NT WorkSafe has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from the City of Palmerston over a 2020 near drowning incident of one of its workers.
Charges laid over altercation with Electrical Safety Inspector
NT WorkSafe has charged an individual in Alice Springs over an incident last month, when the individual was involved in an altercation with an Electrical Safety Inspector, who was on the job.
Two workers hospitalised during season’s first heatwave
Two Top End workers have been hospitalised with heat related illnesses mid last month during the Northern Territory’s first heatwave for the 2023 build-up.
Registrations now open for mock trial
Registrations are open for the mock trial being held as part of the Northern Territory’s National Safe Work Month events.
Mine operator fined $487,500 over 2019 Bootu Creek fatality
The Darwin local court has convicted and fined OM (Manganese) Ltd $487,500 (after discount for an early guilty plea) over the 2019 workplace death of a 59-year-old Mine Superintendent at Bootu Creek Mine.
2022-23 key NT work health and safety statistics released
The 2022-23 key work health and safety statistics snapshot for the Northern Territory have been published as part of National Safe Work Month. These statistics report on financial year data compared to calendar year data published by Safe Work Australia last week.
Appeals against record work health and safety fine dismissed
The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory has dismissed appeals over fines imposed for the death of Mr Dwayne Beaumont, who was killed loading an excavator in 2019.