National farm safety week highlights the importance of business and industry working together to increase the wellbeing of Australian farmers through innovation and improved attention to health and safety outcomes.

SafeWork SA has committed to a second round of statewide compliance audits on mobile elevating work platforms commencing this week, for a period of three months.

SafeWork SA has launched the 2020 Augusta Zadow Awards. The awards provide $25,000 in grants to develop health and safety initiatives for women or young people working in South Australia.

A reminder that SafeWork SA will implement a nationally agreed reduced workplace exposure limit (WEL) for respirable crystalline silica effective 1 July 2020.

The South Australian Coroner has issued a warning to the public following the death of a man on a farming property while he was inflating a tyre.

The 4m² density rule in lifts has been removed from guidance material however you must continue to practice physical distancing.

From Monday, 25 May 2020 SafeWork SA inspectors will be contacting employers to provide guidance and support on how to maintain their work, health and safety responsibilities in line with COVID-19 advice, including help to manage the health and wellbeing of their workers.

SafeWork SA confirms that a male worker was fatally injured at Truro Quarry this morning.

Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) has raised concerns to SafeWork SA about the health and safety of Qantas freight and baggage handlers.

SafeWork SA has suspended the class B asbestos removal licence held by a South Australian licensed asbestos removalist and demolition contractor.

SafeWork SA will not take compliance action in relation to first aid training requirements where training is not available due to COVID-19.

As a precautionary measure, we have temporarily closed our Customer Service Front Counters effective from 19 March 2020 until further notice.