SafeWork NSW | Latest News & Updates - Mar 07, 2025 Release

SafeWork NSW identified unacceptable safety risks at the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project after a dangerous incident on February 25, and inspectors are visiting construction sites in Wilton and Menangle to enforce safety compliance...


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SafeWork NSW

🌎 safework.nsw.gov.au

SafeWork NSW is the NSW Government workplace health and safety regulator, dedicated to reducing work-related fatalities, serious injuries, and illnesses. The organization collaborates with the community to enhance workplace safety, offers free advice, issues licenses for potentially dangerous work, investigates incidents, and enforces health and safety laws in New South Wales.


SafeWork NSW - Latest News and Updates

  • SafeWork NSW identified unacceptable safety risks at the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project after a dangerous incident on February 25, and inspectors are visiting construction sites in Wilton and Menangle to enforce safety compliance.
  • SafeWork NSW is currently hiring for the position of SafeWork Commissioner in Australia.
  • On March 7, SafeWork NSW reported that Silver Raven Pty Ltd was fined $180,000 for a safety breach under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 after a worker was injured due to inadequate equipment and safety measures.
  • On January 8, 2025, SafeWork NSW issued one prohibition notice, five improvement notices, five penalty notices totaling $15,300, and a warning letter to a licensed asbestos removalist, and one improvement notice and one penalty notice totaling $4,500 to a Licensed Asbestos Assessor after finding asbestos safety violations at a site in Ryde.
  • SafeWork NSW is investigating Nine Network's Married at First Sight after a contestant confessed to punching a wall in a recent episode.
  • SafeWork NSW approved HSR training sessions will be held on May 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 at Jindera Co-Work Space.
  • SafeWork NSW reports that workplace hearing loss can be caused by prolonged exposure to noise, vibrations, or ototoxins, affecting safety by making it difficult to hear instructions or warnings.

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