A water tank construction and repair company has been convicted and fined $50,000 after an engineering student was injured at a residential site in Keysborough.
Water tank company fined $50,000 after three-metre fall Read More »
An electrical company has been convicted and fined $40,000 after ordering an apprentice to work on a roof without fall protection.
Electrical company fined $40,000 over apprentice fall risk Read More »
A Queensland food-packaging company has reportedly been fined $125,000 after a worker was seriously injured by robotic packing equipment at its Narangba factory.
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A Geelong flooring manufacturer will spend $150,000 to improve health and safety outcomes after a truck driver was struck by a forklift at its Breakwater facility.
$150,000 safety spend after forklift strikes truck driver Read More »
A construction company has been convicted and fined $400,000 following the collapse of a large section of structural steel framework at the redevelopment of the Kew Recreational Centre.
$400,000 fine after Kew Rec Centre collapse Read More »
A garlic bread wholesaler has been convicted and fined a record $3.4 million for workplace manslaughter after a worker fell to his death at a bakery in Reservoir.
Bakery fined record $3.4 million for workplace manslaughter Read More »
Our compliance and enforcement activities may lead to prosecutions being filed in the South Australian Employment Tribunal and the Magistrates Court.
Prosecutions and Enforceable Undertakings Read More »
The Federal Circuit and Family Court has handed down the first decision under the Fair Work Act’s sexual harassment provisions, finding a sole director personally liable and ordering just under $60,000 in combined penalties and compensation.
Sexual harassment claims: First decision under the Fair Work Act Read More »
The model WHS Act prescribes a maximum monetary amount known as a penalty for breaches of offences under the Act.
Maximum monetary penalties under the WHS laws Read More »
A plastic packaging manufacturer has been convicted and fined $90,000 after a worker’s finger was severed at its Laverton factory.
Plastics manufacturer fined for finger amputation Read More »
This New South Wales Supreme Court ruling has reinforced the existing regime concerning the view of labour hire companies as the true employer of a labour hire employee.
Who’s the boss? Determining the differences between labour hire and direct employment Read More »
Two companies have been fined after a woman was crushed by a 475 kilogram tank as it was unloaded from a truck at her home in south-west Victoria.
$115,000 in fines after rainwater tank crushes woman Read More »
The Illawarra Turf Club Ltd has been convicted and fined $200,000 in the District Court of NSW as a result of a prosecution by SafeWork NSW.
Turf Club fined $200,000 after worker falls from roof Read More »
A roofing company has been convicted and fined after repeatedly putting workers at risk of falls on four residential construction sites in Melbourne.
$700,000 in fines for string of working at height offences Read More »
A Katrine farm owner has been fined $22,000 (and ordered to pay $4861 in costs) over unsafe controls on a wool press.
Farm owner fined $22,000 over unsafe machinery Read More »
