WorkSafe has charged the Department of Education after a student was injured during a class at Beechworth Secondary College in February 2024.

WorkSafe has charged the operator of Ballarat Gold Mine and a mining services company after a worker died and another suffered life-threatening injuries at Mount Clear in March 2024.

Two companies have been fined a total of $60,000 after a worker was injured in a fall during construction of a 40-storey building in Southbank.

As the end-of-year rush approaches, Victorian workplaces are being urged to put safety first and avoid taking shortcuts that could increase the risk of injury or death.

WorkSafe has charged a paint manufacturer after a worker died at a Dandenong South factory in December 2023.