The death of a volunteer firefighter on Western Australia’s south coast has raised concerns among local governments about the scope of new workplace health and safety laws.
Qantas has been fined $250,000 after it was found guilty of breaching workplace health and safety laws and discriminatory conduct in standing down a worker for raising COVID-19 concerns.
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The incidents include two people suffering serious burns when a worker tried to extinguish a fire with liquid that turned out to be unlabelled methylated spirits, a worker suffering a head wound and concussion after part of a machine fell on his head, and machinery lacerating a worker’s finger.
Spate Of Serious Injuries Leads To $545,000 Fine Read More »
A company director and his Oakleigh South signage firm have been convicted and fined a combined $40,000 over the long-term bullying of a sub-contractor.
Sign company and bully boss fined $40,000 Read More »
In late 2022, the NSW Government commissioned the Honourable Justice Robert McDougall KC to undertake an independent review of SafeWork NSW’s performance of its enforcement, educational functions, structure and organisational separation, and governance and culture.
Review of SafeWork NSW concludes: increased enforcement expected Read More »
A steel fabrication business and a director have been fined a total of $92,500 in the Townsville Magistrate court for a workplace incident involving a trailer collapsing while a worker was prepping it in an onsite spray-painting booth.
Spray booth collapse leads to heavy fine Read More »
Merchandiser Sarah Jane severely injured her back while working at Bunnings and says she is still suffering today.
Bunnings worker gets $1.25 million payout Read More »
A stonemasonry business has become the first company convicted under Victoria’s workplace manslaughter laws after causing the death of a worker who was fatally crushed at a Somerton factory.
$1.3 million fine for workplace manslaughter Read More »
Witnesses say teenage apprentices desperately tried to revive the 62-year-old man after he was crushed by a pallet jack at a western suburbs business.
Man dies after being crushed by pallet Read More »
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 »
Businesses in Geelong caught breaching occupational health and safety (OHS) guidelines are being hit with some of the highest fines in the state.
On 23 January 2024 the National Operations Manager of a logistics business was sentenced to three years jail, ordered to pay $123,000 in legal costs and issued with an order prohibiting him from managing transport activities for 12 months upon his release from jail.
Executive jailed and ground-breaking WHS legal developments Read More »
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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 »
