WHS prosecutions
Safe Work Australia has updated the WHS prosecutions dashboard to reflect the latest publicly available data from 2024. We have also enhanced the dashboard functionality by adding the ability to filter the data by industry.
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‘It’s seeing people get their lives back’
When I started in general practice 30 years ago, I realised immediately that most GPs have little interest or acumen in occupational health; but it quickly became a passion of mine.
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NSW Government establishes SafeWork NSW as a standalone regulator
The NSW Government has passed legislation to officially establish SafeWork NSW as a standalone regulator as it continues strengthening protections for workers.
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Can an employee refuse a direction to attend an Independent Medical Examination?
As a HR Manager, you have received a complaint about an employee’s conduct, or maybe it’s time for that long-delayed conversation about their performance.
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How to take a holiday and work without using annual leave
Aussies are taking remote work arrangements to the next level by sneaking away on holidays while on the clock. But experts say there’s a better way. Aussie workers are exploiting remote work arrangements to sneak away on holiday without telling their boss. Almost half of Australians have taken or are considering a holiday while officially
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SafeWork NSW Audit Report
On 27 February 2024, the NSW Audit Office (NAO) handed down its much-anticipated findings on the effectiveness of SafeWork NSW’s (SafeWork) performance of its regulatory compliance functions for work health and safety in NSW (Audit Report).
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Transport accidents while working – Is it a WorkCover or TAC claim?
There are circumstances where an injury occurred in both a workplace accident and a transport accident; for example, a truck driver injured in a motor vehicle accident while delivering products to a consumer.
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Workers remembered on international memorial day
28 April is International Workers’ Memorial Day which commemorates people killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work.
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$225,000 fine after shipping container death
A Carrum Downs truck body manufacturer has been convicted and fined $225,000 after a manager was crushed and killed inside a shipping container.Prestige Truck Bodies (Aust) Pty Ltd was sentenced in the Melbourne County Court today after pleading guilty to a single charge of failing to provide or maintain safe systems of work, so far
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Night shift workers are at more risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease
Studies have linked rotating shift work to a number of serious health risks. Here’s what you need to know.
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Teachers’ shock assault horror revealed
Teachers are being abused by parents and students at an alarming rate and are more likely to be assaulted than the average worker.
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Daniel Andrews stacks WorkSafe board
Daniel Andrews has added yet another Labor mate to Victoria’s financially troubled workplace safety watchdog in another cynical move to hide his own wrongdoing.
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COVID-19 isolation reduced, no masks on domestic flights
The isolation period for people with COVID-19 has been reduced to five days, with some caveats.
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Costliest workplace injuries revealed in report by Honan
The costs associated with injury claims can be tremendous, with potential risks to your bottom line.
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All you need to know about workplace amputation injuries
Just how common are amputations in Australia? They’re actually more common than you might think. Amputees represent 1 in every 1,000 individuals in Australia, and about 1 lower limb amputation is performed somewhere in the country every hour.
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