Solar company fined over Vic man’s death
A solar company has been ordered to fork over more than $14,000 for shoddy safety measures after a worker fell to his death in Melbourne.
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Fines & Breaches
Alice Springs fuel company fined for truckie’s death
Indervon has pleaded guilty in the Alice Springs Local Court today for failing to provide adequate training, instruction and supervision, which lead to the death of one of its drivers.
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Construction company fined $450K
A construction company has been convicted and fined $450,000 after a worker tragically plunged three metres and was impaled in a steel bar at a worksite in Sydney’s north.
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Working from home – workers compensation laws.
Is a working-from-home injury (or even death) compensable under the workers compensation scheme? The Court of Appeal has examined these issues in the following case.
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Who is legally liable if workers catch coronavirus whilst working?
As workplaces move to a work from home arrangement, it’s raised the issue of whether workers who catch Coronavirus while working from home are able to pursue workers compensation claims.
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Transport director convicted and fined after worker death
A transport company director has been convicted and fined $90,000 after the 2016 death of a worker at a client site.
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Toowoomba business fined $42k for unsafe electrical work
A Toowoomba concreting business and its sole director have been fined a total of $42,500 in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court for unsafe electrical practices, exposing people to risk of serious injury or death.
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Company cops heavy fine after worker breaks leg
A Penrith manufacturer has copped a heavy fine after a worker was seriously injured on the job.
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Solar company charged over fatal fall
Solar 2.0 Pty Ltd has been charged with two breaches of section 21(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to maintain a working environment that was safe and without risks to health.
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Aussie sacked over ‘totally sick’ joke
BHP boss Mike Henry has slammed the Fair Work Commission after it found the company was wrong to sack a worker who told an offensive “joke” at work.
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Builder fined $20,000 over workplace injury
A qualified carpenter working on a Gold Coast house has been fined $20,000 over a workplace incident which left his apprentice with a fractured leg.
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Law Society slams proposed industrial manslaughter legislation
The mining industry was exempt from industrial manslaughter laws three years ago but now Queensland’s Mines Minister wants it included, so senior safety officers could be jailed for up to 20 years if a worker is killed on the job.
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When is a worker on an authorised recess?
The worker sustained injuries in a motor vehicle accident on his way to see a doctor. Was he entitled to workers’ compensation for those injuries?
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Glenn Henry Cook fined $25,000
A fencing contractor has been fined $25,000 after a teenage worker suffered serious hand injuries on the job at Camooweal.
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Dreamworld owner faces $3 million fines and possible goal
Dreamworld’s owners could be fined $3 million if prosecuted over the 2016 accident that killed four holidaymakers, whose families claim the theme park put profits ahead of safety.
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