The Victorian Government has introduced on-the-spot fines for employers who put the health and safety of their workers at risk, to eliminate bad behaviour and help ensure every worker gets home safely.
Victoria’s on-the-spot fines for OHS non-compliance now in force Read More »
Charges have been laid against one of the country’s biggest sugar millers after a worker was electrocuted on the job in Far North Queensland two years ago.
Sugar giant charged with industrial manslaughter Read More »
A 19-year-old man has died after an industrial accident at the Baiada poultry plant near Tamworth in north-west NSW.
Another death in a Baiada workplace Read More »
There has been a concerning development with the process to prosecute the Victorian Government over the 2020 Hotel Quarantine breaches that lead to 801 deaths in Victoria.
WorkSafe action latest: the rule of law in Victoria is on public trial Read More »
A no-jab no-job policy will not be pursued by the federal government, which has said it is up to individual companies to make their own decisions about mandating vaccinations for staff.
Scott Morrison says federal government won’t mandate no-jab no-job for all workplaces Read More »
Shepparton-based cannery SPC has become the first Australian company to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for all of its 450 onsite staff and visitors. The company’s decision has come off the back of the increased risk of transmission posed by the Delta variant of the virus.
SPC: First legal test case for employee-mandated COVID-19 vaccinations Read More »
Being out of work is tough, but even those who still have a job are not immune to the pressures the pandemic is putting on mental health.
COVID-19 pandemic taking a crushing toll on mental health of tradies Read More »
A man has died in a workplace accident at Melbourne Market, the city’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Epping.
Man dies in workplace accident at Melbourne market Read More »
In a landmark decision, the NSW Court of Appeal has upheld a NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeal Panel finding of sexual harassment as a result of a ‘mortifying’ workplace health and safety poster; sending a clear message that less ‘explicit’ means of harassment such as innuendo, insinuation, implication, overtone, undertone and horseplay are not immune from liability.
The Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) has commenced legal action in court against the CFMMEU and two of its officers, for right of entry contraventions at the Central Energy Plant Towers Upgrade in South Brisbane. The ABCC alleges that the CFMMEU officers, Andrew Blakeley and Beau Seiffert, acted in an improper manner and repeatedly refused to sign in and comply with the site’s occupational health and safety coronavirus (COVID-19) requirements. Blakeley also allegedly verbally abused a site manager.
CFMMEU officers face court over OHS COVID-19 breaches Read More »
Outback Ballooning Pty Ltd, an Alice Springs-based hot air balloon company, has been convicted and fined $130,000 after pleading guilty to breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (the Act)
NT hot air balloon company fined $130K over tourist fan death Read More »
The South Australian Employment Tribunal has handed down another favourable decision for employers relating to Section 18 of the Return to Work Act 2014 (SA) – the section that allows injured workers to apply to the Tribunal for an order requiring the pre-injury employer to provide “suitable employment”.
Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) has recommended senior site executives ensure all operators are trained and competent in the operation of vehicles after a coal mine worker was injured by a moving vehicle.
RSHQ urges caution after coal mine worker injured Read More »
A Queensland refinery worker is in hospital after falling from a significant height before coming into contact with dangerous caustic chemicals.
Refinery worker seriously injured Read More »
A pineapple farm where a worker was killed last week had previously been investigated over a farmhand falling off a makeshift roofing platform made from a forklift and a fruit bin.
Yeppoon pineapple farm worker electrocuted Read More »
