United Kingdom | Energy company to pay £7 million for overcharging business customers
Opus Energy has agreed to pay more than £7 million in refunds, redress, and goodwill payments after overcharging almost 88,000 non-domestic customers […]
Australia | $475,000 fine for caravan park after camper’s death
A Healesville caravan park has been convicted and fined $475,000 after a camper was crushed by a falling tree branch. Yarra Valley […]
New Zealand | High-speed logging death adds to forestry toll
WorkSafe New Zealand is again urging the forestry sector to improve safety after another worker death emerged in court. Jake Duncan was […]
Canada | Ontario launches mental health programme for public safety personnel
Ontario is investing another $32 million in a programme to provide mental health supports to first responders and public safety personnel. The […]
England | Property company has a dark day in court after waste warnings
A Wallington-based company has been fined £30,000 for failing to clear illegal waste from a site they owned in Croydon. Spark Properties […]
New Zealand | Data shows working from home doesn’t protect people from work accidents
Data from ACC shows there have been 200,000 claims paid for people injured while working from home since early 2019. New claims […]
USA | Historic foundry faces nearly $1 million in penalties
Federal inspectors have found a Syracuse iron foundry, operating for more than 150 years, continued its pattern of violating federal regulations with […]
England | Man fined after dumping rubbish in lay-by
A man has been fined nearly £4,000 for dumping a van-load of cardboard boxes on the A303 that did not belong to […]
England | Plastics manufacturer fined as worker suffers multiple leg fractures
A Kent-based plastics manufacturer has been fined £400,000 after an employee was seriously injured by a forklift truck. The worker was struck […]
Canada | Refinery fined $900,000 for Environmental Protection Act violation
Imperial Oil Limited has been convicted under the Environmental Protection Act, fined $900,000 plus a $225,000 victim surcharge for discharging slop oil […]
Canada | Retail safety and security guide published
Incidents of workplace violence and harassment at retail businesses are on the rise. To provide guidance and keep people safe, Workplace Safety […]
USA | Singapore firms pay $102 million over Baltimore bridge collapse
Two Singaporean companies who owned the ship that brought down Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge have agreed to pay just under $102 […]