Employers across New Zealand should appoint a workplace health and safety (WHS) adviser to improve WHS outcomes amid the lack of substantive progress in reducing work-related deaths in the country.

According to figures from SafeWork Australia, in the 13 years from 2003 to 2015, 3,207 workers have lost their lives in work-related incidents. These figures should elicit a pretty obvious response in ...

The key points from the Hunter Quarries Decision are as follows. First, once an inspector has exercised the statutory power of entry at a workplace, including in order to pursue an investigation into ...

New research from Flinders University highlights the need for artificial intelligence (AI) systems to complement—not impede—worker safety and welfare in workplaces.

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way Australians work. Workplace health and safety (WHS) guidelines are being tested as employers move more of their employees to remote working ...