NSCA Foundation

15/10/2026

A 130kg window panel fell 26 floors and killed a pedestrian on the street below. An investigation into a prior near-miss concluded with a sign on the door. Two companies fined £1.55 million.

A ‘corrective action’ that doesn’t correct anything is not a corrective action.

https://nationalsafetyonline.com.au/window-falls-from-26th-floor-kills-pedestrian-companies-fined-1-55-million-after-near-miss-was-investigated-but-not-fixed/

Two companies have been sentenced to a combined £1.55 million in fines after a 130-kilogram bespoke window fell from the 26th floor of a luxury London apartment development and killed a pedestrian below — eight years after the window system was installed, and seven years after a near-miss involvi...

14/10/2026

Five near-misses in the 48 hours before she died. A prior fatal incident in 2022. And still no risk assessment.

Transport for London fined £2 million after a 74-year-old woman was killed at Walthamstow Bus Station. Near-misses are not background noise — they are warning data.

https://nationalsafetyonline.com.au/transport-for-london-fined-2-million-after-pensioner-killed-at-bus-station-five-near-misses-in-the-two-days-before-her-death/

Transport for London has been convicted and fined £2 million after a 74-year-old woman was struck and killed by a bus at Walthamstow Bus Station on 15 December 2023 — a fatality that followed five near-misses in the two days beforehand and a prior pedestrian incident in 2022 that should have trig...

14/10/2026

$225,000 fine after a cyclist was killed by the sharp, unfeathered edge of a steel road plate left on a public street during a construction project.

SafeWork NSW's message: your WHS duty of care does not end at the boundary of your worksite. If your work creates a hazard on a public road, you own the risk.

https://nationalsafetyonline.com.au/225000-fine-after-cyclist-killed-by-steel-road-plate-a-reminder-that-your-safety-duty-follows-you-onto-the-street/

A civil construction company has been convicted and fined $225,000 after a cyclist suffered fatal injuries when their electric bicycle struck the unfeathered edge of a steel road plate left covering a trench on a public road. SafeWork NSW announced the conviction of NSW Kerbing Pty Ltd on 28 Septemb...

13/10/2026

A 15-year-old worker was killed when an unsupported precast concrete panel fell on him at a factory in Dandenong South, Victoria.

Young workers face the same physical hazards as adults — and employers carry heightened obligations to protect them. Precast concrete panels require engineered support. Every time.

https://nationalsafetyonline.com.au/boy-15-killed-by-two-tonne-precast-panel-at-dandenong-south-factory/

A 15-year-old male worker has died after a precast concrete panel weighing more than two tonnes fell on him at a factory in Dandenong South, Victoria, on 24 September 2026 — becoming the 34th confirmed workplace fatality in Australia for the year. The young worker was fixing defects on a precast c...

13/10/2026

$127.7 million, 20 new inspectors, and a dedicated advisory service. NSW's new Psychosocial Advisory Service is the most significant escalation in regulatory attention to mental health at work this country has seen.

Referrals to SafeWork NSW for psychosocial hazards have doubled in five years. The scrutiny is real — and growing.

https://nationalsafetyonline.com.au/nsw-launches-127-7-million-psychosocial-advisory-service-as-demand-for-mental-health-support-at-work-doubles/

The New South Wales Government has launched a $127.7 million Psychosocial Advisory Service designed to help workers and employers address psychological health risks at work — a resource backed by the Black Dog Institute and arriving at a moment when psychosocial referrals to SafeWork NSW have doub...

12/10/2026

From 1 October, WA employers must control ALL fall risks — regardless of height. WorkSafe WA's revised Reg. 79 removes the height thresholds that previously allowed some hazards to go unmanaged.

A 6-month educative period is underway, but the obligation applies now.

https://nationalsafetyonline.com.au/worksafe-wa-removes-height-thresholds-every-fall-risk-now-requires-controls/

Western Australian employers have been on notice since 1 October 2026: WorkSafe WA’s revised falling objects and falls from height regulations have removed the height thresholds that previously allowed some fall hazards to go uncontrolled. From that date, every fall risk — regardless of how far ...

12/10/2026

A soldier has died and five others were injured after a vehicle rollover during a military training exercise at Mount Bundey in the Northern Territory.

Defence environments carry exactly the same obligation to prevent foreseeable harm as any other workplace. WHS duty follows you on to the training ground.

https://nationalsafetyonline.com.au/soldier-killed-five-injured-in-army-vehicle-rollover-at-nt-training-area/

An Australian Army soldier has died and five others have been injured after a vehicle rolled over during a training exercise at the Mount Bundey Training Area, approximately 120 kilometres south of Darwin, on 5 October 2026. The soldier — a 28-year-old with overseas service experience and a young ...

11/10/2026

100 workplace assaults in 2026 — and Alice Springs paramedics aren't halfway through the year yet. One crew member is still waiting for justice after losing the sight in one eye during an attack.

Occupational violence is a WHS issue, not just a law enforcement issue.

https://nationalsafetyonline.com.au/alice-springs-paramedics-record-their-100th-assault-of-2026-and-one-of-their-own-is-still-waiting-for-justice/

Alice Springs St John Ambulance paramedics have recorded their 100th workplace assault for 2026, with a crew attacked by a patient on 4 October while responding to a call — the latest incident in what has become an unrelenting pattern of violence against a workforce of just 45 people. The mileston...

08/10/2026

October is National Safe Work Month, and this year's theme is "Safe work is for life."

Week 1 asks us to pause and connect WHS to what matters most: preventing harm before it occurs, and making sure every worker gets home safely.

Planning your own Week 1 activities? Download the free National Safe Work Month toolkit from the Safe Work Australia website — practical resources to help get the conversation started in your workplace: https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/nswm-2026-activity-kit

However small the task, strong safety systems protect more than today — they protect someone's whole future.

08/10/2026

🎙️ ONE WEEK TO GO | Find Your Voice in Conflict

Ever walked away from a difficult conversation wishing you'd spoken up, responded differently, or handled things with more confidence?

You're not alone. And your nervous system may have more to do with it than you think.

Join the NSCA Foundation next Thursday, 15 October, for "Find Your Voice in Conflict", an insightful webinar presented by Katerina Klimovski, counsellor and workplace wellbeing educator.

Discover how our nervous system influences our responses to workplace conflict, why we sometimes freeze or react defensively, and practical strategies to approach difficult conversations with greater confidence and self-awareness.

📅 Thursday, 15 October 2026
🕛 12:00pm – 1:00pm AEDT
💻 Online
✅ FREE for NSCA Foundation members | $50 for non-members

Whether you're a leader, manager, HR professional or simply looking to communicate more effectively, this session is for you.

🔗 Register now and secure your place:
https://www.nscafoundation.org.au/eventdetails/41868/webinar-find-your-voice-in-conflict

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