In recent weeks, WorkSafe ACT has been noticeably busier than usual. Prohibition notices and improvement notices have been issued to schools, play centres and the Territory’s secure mental health unit, Dhulwa.
WorkSafe ACT has launched an enquiry into a children’s play centre, after a child fell from “a significant height,” suffering minor injuries over the Easter long weekend.
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An employer has been found vicariously liable for the sexual harassment and assault of a female beauty therapist and ordered to pay $150,000 in damages, after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the Tribunal) found the employer’s response “manifestly” inadequate.
A 60-year-old Murgon man was killed in a workplace incident at Parkside Timber in Wondai last week.
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New details have emerged of the Movie World accident that left a young boy in hospital with head injuries on Tuesday.
Movie World nightmare: Multiple investigations after boy suffers horrific injuries Read More »
Employers could face up to 20 years behind bars and $10 million in fines if they are found responsible for a workplace death under new state laws which come into effect on Thursday.
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Gympie businessman Jeffrey Owen has become the first person to be prosecuted, convicted and jailed under Queensland’s relatively new industrial manslaughter laws.
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A 59-year-old man is dead after suffering critical head injuries while working in a coal mine in central Queensland.
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A fabrication company in liquidation has been fined $28,000 for a horror industrial accident in 2018, which left a worker with “charred feet” requiring amputation.
Company director convicted for horror industrial accident Read More »
A council worker was seriously injured at Blaxland tip this afternoon
Council worker seriously injured at tip Read More »
A major NT company and its sole director have been charged with industrial manslaughter after a workplace tragedy two years ago.
Darwin construction business faces massive fine after employee death Read More »
The WorkSafe Tasmania investigation into the tragic deaths of six children at Hillcrest Primary School in December is continuing and is expected to take up to a year.
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A union is pushing for a spate of delivery driver deaths to be probed by the state coroner, saying “deadly pressure” was being placed on workers.
‘Deadly pressure’: Union pushes for inquest into delivery driver deaths Read More »
A refinery worker who had a close call has made an urgent plea to employees to ensure employers are protecting their safety so they don’t risk becoming a fatality statistic.
The 2021 case of Muller v Klosed Pty Ltd gives a good insight into how Victorian Courts assess personal injury compensation and the calculation of damages for injured workers where there is more than one defendant.
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