Snowy Hydro Contractor Faces Court Over Worker Safety Allegations

Italian infrastructure firm Webuild is defending itself in the New South Wales Industrial Court against criminal charges that it exposed five workers to the risk of death or serious injury in two separate incidents on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project. The cases, brought by SafeWork NSW, highlight ongoing safety concerns on Australia's largest renewable energy infrastructure project.

What Happened in the Truck Incident?

According to court documents lodged by SafeWork NSW in May last year, three men were performing maintenance underneath a concrete agitator truck at Lobs Hole in Kosciuszko National Park in June 2023. The truck fell from four mobile column lifts. One worker was struck by the underside of the