In 2023 we wrote an article about the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC) applying the workplace health and safety exemption under section 108 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) (AD Act).
QIRC finds injured worker unable to meet genuine occupational requirements Read More »
A pool maintenance worker has been taken to hospital and classrooms have been evacuated following a chemical leak at a high school in Perth’s southern suburbs on Monday.
Chemical spill at Perth high school leaves man injured Read More »
A company operating in Breakwater has copped a massive fine after an employee’s finger was partially degloved.
Huge fine after employee’s hand was partially degloved Read More »
A vaccine-injured South Australian dad and public servant had a groundbreaking legal win against the government.
State Government ordered to pay compensation for Covid-19 vaccine injury Read More »
The Queensland Industrial Relations Commission recently dealt with a worker’s discrimination claim, alleging that he suffered bias after he failed to return to work after an injury.
Is it discrimination? Worker not allowed to return to work after injury Read More »
A transport company has been prosecuted by WorkSafe over an incident that left a worker with serious and permanent leg injuries.
Worker Seriously Injured, Transport Firm Faces Charges Read More »
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with a worker’s claim that he was unfairly dismissed after suffering from an injury. He said the employer failed to keep him as an employee after the incident and didn’t properly accommodate him and his restrictions.
Employer fails to keep worker after injury, faces unfair dismissal claim Read More »
A pie maker in Townsville suffered severe injuries after being trapped inside a conveyor belt for an hour.
Popular Australian pie company fined Read More »
A Tesla engineer was ambushed by a robot at the company’s Texas factory as revelations mount up about the company’s record.
Elon Musk robot attacks worker in Tesla factory Read More »
An adventure camp popular with school groups has been fined following a high wire incident that left a student “foaming at the mouth” and nearly took her life.
‘Foaming at the mouth’: Adventure business fined following high wire mishap Read More »
A Victor Harbor shed company has been fined $90,000 after a worker fell through a roof, sustaining serious injuries.
Shed company fined $90,000 after roof fall Read More »
A NSW company has been fined $300,000 after a worker’s hand was amputated on just her second shift at a Sydney warehouse.
Company fined after woman’s hand amputated Read More »
In a recent ruling at the Melbourne County Court, Dennis Jones Engineering Pty Ltd, along with its sole director Dennis Jones, faced the court for their violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS).
Company faces record-breaking $2.1 million penalty over worker’s traumatic injury Read More »
A small business owner was found to have breached his duty of care to take precaution against a foreseeable risk of injury when a warehouse worker suffered an injury while forcefully using a pallet jack in the midst of time pressures.
Time pressure + no risk of assessment = injured worker Read More »
Dennis Jones Engineering and its director, Dennis Jones, have been slapped with one of the biggest fines in WorkSafe history today (November 9) in Melbourne’s County Court.
Huge fine for Company and director after workplace injury Read More »
