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Fine for unlicensed operation of EWP (0 replies)
Sweet Manufacturer fined $25,000 for Amputation Injury (0 replies)
Pet Treat Manufacturer Fined for Multiple Breaches (0 replies)
$60,000 fine for crush injury (0 replies)
Construction company fined for unsafe scaffolding (0 replies)
Company fined $25,000 for bobcat incident causing serious injury (0 replies)
Dingley company has appeal over $375,000 fine dismissed (0 replies)
Worksafe Prosecution Result - James Leigh Pettit (0 replies)
Worksafe Prosecution Result - Foscor Pty Ltd (0 replies)
Worksafe Prosecution Result - Elonchrome Pty Ltd (0 replies)
Worksafe Prosecution Result - R Collie Earthmoving Pty Ltd (0 replies)
Worksafe Prosecution Result - Ballarat Plumbing Pty Ltd (0 replies)
Worksafe Prosecution Result - Southern Grampians Shire Council (0 replies)
Worksafe Prosecution Result - Van Krieken (Self Employed) (0 replies)
Worksafe Prosecution Result - Frewstal Pty Ltd (0 replies)
Worksafe Prosecution Result - Star Track Express Pty Ltd (0 replies)
Safety News Roundup 17 Nov 2014 (0 replies)
Safety News Roundup 12 Sept 2014 (0 replies)
Safety News Roundup 5 Sept 2014 (0 replies)
Safety News Roundup w/e 29 Aug 2014 (0 replies)
Safety News Roundup 18 Aug 2014 (0 replies)
Safety News Roundup 8 Aug 2014 (0 replies)
Safety News Roundup 1 Aug 2014 (0 replies)
Safety News Update for week ending 18 July 2014 (0 replies)
Safety News Update for week ending 11 July 2014 (0 replies)
Safety News Update for week ending 28 Jun 2014 (0 replies)
Repeated head injuries highlight gaps in sports concussion management (0 replies)
Australian Workplace Safety News Update - 6 June 2014 (0 replies)
Grocon facing criminal charges over fatal wall collapse in Melbourne (0 replies)
Police union raises concerns about fire rating of officer's uniforms (0 replies)
Plumber seeks $500,000 in damages from city council over sore backside (0 replies)
Terrible workplace conditions continue despite investigation (0 replies)
Truckie found guilty of dangerous driving causing death after fourth trial (0 replies)
Teacher awarded almost $700,000 after being pulled backwards by eight year old (0 replies)
Push to close WA's asbestos compensation loophole (0 replies)
Union claims asbestos find halts Parliament Square work (0 replies)
Two men die after wall collapses at Yancoal's Austar coal mine near Cessnock in Hunter Valley (0 replies)
DHS under fire as Centrelink worker wins compensation appeal (0 replies)
Fatal coal mine collapse: One body recovered as searches at Hunter Valley site continue (0 replies)
New workplace health and safety laws will seen an end to ‘militant union thuggery’ (0 replies)
Victorian WorkCover Authority stops press releases on prosecuted employers (0 replies)
Man dies at Jurien construction site (0 replies)
Retailer ordered to pay employee $235,000 in damages after being bullied by supervisor (0 replies)
Former James Hardie boss thought asbestos health concern was 'a beat-up' (0 replies)
Working at heights deaths: Self-regulation failing to prevent fatal building falls, unions say (0 replies)
Coroner urges mine barriers (0 replies)
Shedding light on public service workplace cyber bullying (0 replies)
Former police officer's 25-year-old worker's compo claim thrown out (0 replies)
Safety audits at Lend Lease sites: CFMEU (0 replies)
Home insulation inquiry: Safety pocketbook not printed until two months into program (0 replies)
WorkCover overhaul a priority for new SA Parliament (0 replies)
At least seven dead, 19 injured after WWII bomb blast in Thailand (0 replies)
Ambulance communications officer appeals Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (0 replies)
Workplace stress the next target for beyondblue (0 replies)
Accidents waiting to happen: Fire-trap buildings in NSW (0 replies)
Deadly asbestos fibres continue their ripple effect (0 replies)
Hazelwood 'safe' but fire crews still burn (0 replies)
Concern as parents bully teachers (0 replies)
Fatality sparks claims Barangaroo is cursed (0 replies)
Asbestos scare closes Origin CSG operation in southern Qld (0 replies)
Man wins $700,000 for crushed foot (0 replies)
Rudd to appear before royal commission into pink batts (0 replies)
No workers compensation for public servants injured on breaks away from workplace (0 replies)
Slipping standards: the duty of a reasonably prudent employer (1 replies)
Union right of entry to workplaces: employers should know their rights (0 replies)
Joe McDonald fined $30,000 over bullying - CFMEU hit with $143,000 penalty (0 replies)
Fuel tankers ordered to be retrofitted with auto brakes by 2019 (1 replies)
EPA says asbestos remains no threat for those battling blaze at Barangaroo (0 replies)
Land agency says it told Campbell, ACT residents of asbestos removal (0 replies)
Former Endeavour Foundation manager loses $369,000 payout for injury on appeal (0 replies)
Comcare inquiry into workplace bullying claims in Tasmanian Senator Helen Polley's office (0 replies)
Bus driver given payout over 'massacre' trauma (0 replies)
Duncan Gay threatens to ground Cootes truck fleet after more defects found (0 replies)
Inquiry into deaths at Mount Lyell mine in Tasmania to focus on safety harnesses (0 replies)
NT uranium mine suspended after radioactive leak (0 replies)
Retailers asked to make safety a priority (0 replies)
Worker killed at Ravensworth mine after vehicle run over by coal truck (0 replies)
Fish farm worker dies after accident on boat (0 replies)
Police union say officers being bullied by Corruption and Crime Commission investigators (0 replies)
Worker killed at Newcrest's Telfer mine in WA north (0 replies)
Supervisor Colin Wiggins tells suicide inquest he did not bully teenager Alec Meikle (0 replies)
$2m payout for elevator fall (0 replies)
Firefighters demand move over 'trauma' of ACT triple-0 calls (0 replies)
McAleese Transport told of 'ongoing concern' about Cootes' trucks (0 replies)
Railway workers exposed to asbestos in Chinese-made trains (0 replies)
WorkSafe Victoria a habitual litigant, says chief judge (1 replies)
Workers treated after chemical accident at Cloverlea dairy property (0 replies)
Eyre Peninsula farmer dies on Cockaleechie property after suffering 'fatal crush injuries' (0 replies)
Anti-bullying process fleshed out by Fair Work Commission (0 replies)
Mining contractor wins right to advertise for female truck drivers because they 'improve a safety cu (0 replies)
Train driver asleep before near miss with track cleaners (0 replies)
Royal Adelaide Hospital construction crane in new 'mechanical failure' inquiry (0 replies)
Concerns WA mining companies' environmental breaches are going unchecked (0 replies)
Queensland reviews WHS laws (0 replies)
Inspectors focus on Wodonga (0 replies)
Spotlight on northern civil and infrastructure sites (0 replies)
Get home safely for Christmas (0 replies)
Inspectors to focus on border construction safety (0 replies)
High Court says injury during sex on a work trip not "in the course of employment" (0 replies)
Queensland employers can now access prospective employee's worker's compensation and injury history (0 replies)
Coal seam gas company and directional drilling company fined after workplace fatality (0 replies)
Harmonised work health and safety laws pushing boundaries into white collar work (0 replies)
Bill to Recommence WHS Prosecutions Goes Before NSW Parliament (0 replies)
WorkCover warns residents of asbestos dangers after bushfires (0 replies)
Amendments to Petroleum and Gas Safety and Health Fee (0 replies)
Don’t leave safety behind at harvest (0 replies)
Safety and Environment Update (0 replies)
Be safe with powered tools, urges WorkCover (0 replies)
WorkCover issues working in heat warning (0 replies)
Two companies fined $130,000 after forklift incident (0 replies)
Work Safe Week heads to the country (0 replies)
Strong winds a reminder to keep sites safe (0 replies)
Work health & safety laws - are we moving towards a consistent national standard? (0 replies)
Indemnifying against WHS penalties: The Ferro Con case (0 replies)
Queensland Mine Safety Framework released for comment - time to have your say (0 replies)
Strengthening the Weakest Link – Interaction between Anti-Bullying Laws, WHS and other Claims (0 replies)
CSG company fined over death of NSW worker (0 replies)
Safe Work Australia Releases Draft WHS Code of Practice for Construction Work (0 replies)
Be safe with machinery and equipment, urges WorkCover (0 replies)
Victoria's farms safer after year-long campaign (0 replies)
Recent proceedings confirm the critical importance of directors’ duty to provide and maintain a safe (0 replies)
Draft amendments to Construction Work Code of Practice open for comment (0 replies)
$7.4m and 27 hours of care per day - award for an injured employee (0 replies)
$330,500 in total fines for Auburn fall (0 replies)
Second young tradesman dies in less than seven hours (0 replies)
Managing Ill and Injured Workers in Australia: Best Practice Guide (0 replies)
What Must A Safety Regulator Tell You About The Charges You Are Facing? (0 replies)
Bank intern Moritz Erhardt found dead after working '72 hours straight' (0 replies)
Tradesman killed, workmate injured in building collapse (0 replies)
WA: Electrician crushed to death at Fortescue north-west mine site (0 replies)
SA: 1 Sept Deadline Looms For High Risk Work Licence Conversions (0 replies)
$10,000 Scholarships from Workplace SA (0 replies)
QLD: Workplaces focus on wellness with new program (0 replies)
WorkSafe Victoria warns outdoor workers of strong winds on Friday (today!) (0 replies)
Health risks for Afghan vets exaggerated, new Defence-sponsored research says (0 replies)
Cement Companies fined for death (0 replies)
Employer charged with manslaughter (0 replies)
Painful reality of work mishap (0 replies)
Inquest urges safety overhaul after welder electrocuted (0 replies)
CSIRO inquiry finds 'empathy lacking' (0 replies)
Focus on manual handling safety in wood industry (0 replies)
Quad bike fatalities a tragic reminder of need for safety (0 replies)
New legislation for ACT Industrial Court (0 replies)
Injured worker's claim reinstated (0 replies)
Sexual harrassment increasingly from younger perpetrators (0 replies)
NSW: Concerns around new truck safety inspections laws (0 replies)
WA: Waterspout slams into Coogee construction site (0 replies)
Sex in motels not a workers' comp issue, court told (0 replies)
Soldiers' mental illness risk rises along with tours of duty (0 replies)
QLD: Lord Mayor backs bus driver assault laws (0 replies)
SA: Shake-up under way for WorkCover to prove it's not a liability (0 replies)
New Fact sheet on Transport of asbestos and lead acid batteries from QLD EHP. (0 replies)
The Seacare Review Report: Will Its Recommendations Be Implemented? (0 replies)
Asbestos cancer breakthrough (0 replies)
Tradies unaware for years of asbestos danger (0 replies)
Public service stress claims soar (0 replies)
Guidelines to protect Australians from firearm attacks (0 replies)
National Code of Practice for Chemicals of Security Concern (0 replies)
Drinking, drugs costing Australian workplaces $5.2bn (0 replies)
Mentally Healthy Workplace Alliance (0 replies)
$147,000 in fined after serious fall injures electrician (0 replies)
Free after-hours safety assistance for Illawarra businesses (0 replies)
World-leading quad bike safety research expanded (0 replies)
Safety First: Adverse Action in the context of work health and safety (0 replies)
The Incidence of Accepted Workers’ Compensation Claims for Mental Stress in Australia (0 replies)
Stop Bullying orders - workplace bullying soon to become a more public ordeal (0 replies)
Don't get burnt: work health and safety considerations for the solar industry (0 replies)
Report on Seacare compensation scheme highlights deficiencies of current system (0 replies)
WorkCover safety reminder after Parkes farm worker injured (0 replies)
Employers not necessarily liable for psychiatric harm to employees who are stressed or overworked (0 replies)
Stop Bullying orders - workplace bullying soon to become a more public ordeal (0 replies)
Western Sydney woman found guilty of worker’s comp fraud (0 replies)
Engineering company fined $116,000 after fatality at Narellan workshop (0 replies)
Total Incapacity and the Suitability of Employment (0 replies)
Fair Work Act amendments passed by parliament, with delayed start-up for anti-bullying provisions (0 replies)
Anti-Bullying and other Fair Work Amendments Passed (0 replies)
WorkCover and Shellharbour City Council safety alliance (0 replies)
Dairy company fined after man hurt in cheese shredding machine (0 replies)
Transport company fined $330,000 after employee crushed to death (0 replies)
Company and director fined over Adelaide desalination plant worksite death (0 replies)
Safety, something that you ought to know about... (0 replies)
WorkCover focusing on sheep and beef cattle farming safety (0 replies)
Safe Work Australia releases revised draft Model Code of Practice on workplace bullying (0 replies)
Agreement enshrines highest safety standards at one of the Illawarra’s biggest construction projects (0 replies)
Safety coaches to help small business (0 replies)
After-hours safety assistance for Shoalhaven small businesses (0 replies)
WorkSafe investigates first farm fatality (0 replies)
Agencies link for construction safety project (0 replies)
Company fined $110,000 after serious burns at a CBD restaurant (0 replies)
Occupational Health and Safety in Western Australia (0 replies)
Encouraging young workers to speak up at work (0 replies)
Paralympians to extend reach on workplace safety (0 replies)
What's News in Work Health & Safety? (0 replies)
My Workplace Rules: how many cooks in the kitchen spoil the OH&S broth? (0 replies)
Discord in Harmony Part 1: South Australia goes its own way with OHS Harmonisation (0 replies)
Engaging informal leaders to support work health and safety (0 replies)
Companies fined $160,000 after man caught in conveyor (0 replies)
Risky Business – How To Ensure Work Health & Safety Compliance During Your Building Design Process (0 replies)
Employers licensed under the SRC Act may still be liable under the NSW State scheme (0 replies)
ACT Construction Safety Update - Inquiry to Improvement (0 replies)
Cards on the table, face up: Nowhere to hide for Worker's Compensation claims (0 replies)
An uncertain safety risk can justify employees’ refusal to work: the safety exception to industrial (0 replies)
Sydney business claims national recognition for commitment to safety (0 replies)
Businesses urged to manage workplace noise (0 replies)
Risk Prioritization Matrix (0 replies)
Safety blitz heads north (0 replies)
Time to reward passionate people (0 replies)
WorkCover issues escalator safety plea (0 replies)
NSW pauses to remember workplace deaths (0 replies)
Industrial action masquerading as safety concerns? (0 replies)
'Bullying Bill' introduced to Australian Parliament (0 replies)
WH&S laws and the injured worker: One breach of duty does not causation make (0 replies)
WH&S harmonisation delayed again (0 replies)
WH&S regulators step up activity - time for a WH&S health check? (0 replies)
WorkCover launches plan to improve safety in wood industry (0 replies)
WorkCover issues vehicle safety plea (0 replies)
Beware the hidden costs of unchallenged health and safety enforcement notices (0 replies)
Latest dance craze not a hit with employer: unfair dismissal or safety breach? (0 replies)
WorkCover launches working in the heat safety campaign (0 replies)
ACCC Announces Recalls of Unsafe Ladders (0 replies)
WorkCover issues safety plea after worker injured by exploding drum (0 replies)
Dozens of notices issued in Canberra work safety blitz (0 replies)
Crane Driver Fatality on Melbourne Construction Site (0 replies)
Executives dismissing staff mental health issues (0 replies)
Crane smashes into cement mixer (0 replies)
2012 was death free in State's mines (0 replies)
Work Health and Safety Update (0 replies)
Waging War on Red Tape: WorkSafe and you (0 replies)
WorkCover warns residents of asbestos dangers after bushfires and flooding (0 replies)
Psychosocial safety at work (0 replies)
We need a no-fault asbestos claim scheme (0 replies)
An employer's duty to maintain a safe workplace includes conduct at work Christmas functions (0 replies)
Work health and safety: duty of due diligence of officers of corporations (0 replies)
Commission finds office worker bullied, excluded and awards compensation (0 replies)
ACT to move on shoddy engineers (0 replies)
Company fined over highway death (0 replies)
Ignorance of applicable Australian Standards likely to be a clear breach of ohs obligations (0 replies)
Full bench refuses to outlaw OHS provisions in modern awards (0 replies)
Workplace deaths on the decline (0 replies)
Making the right call: Notifying the safety regulator of a serious or dangerous incident (0 replies)
Workers' narrow escape (0 replies)
Telco revisits NBN sites after asbestos contamination found (0 replies)
Mine safety report accuses organisations of rushing courses (0 replies)
Apprentice electrocuted in school campus ceiling (0 replies)
Concussions, suicides and cover-ups: when sport ceases to be fun (0 replies)
BG's new boss "breached safety rules at Shell" (0 replies)
Safe Work Australia: Lowest worker fatality rate in 8 years (0 replies)
Meatworks guilty over worker's death (0 replies)
Parlous state of workplace safety - ACT (0 replies)