Industrial manslaughter is one area where there is increased risk for organisations, their directors and PCBUs, and WHS professionals need to be aware of the risks and dynamics that heightened…
New report on workplace and work-related violence and aggression in Australia now available Safe Work Australia has published a new report on workplace and work-related violence and aggression in Australia.…
A disturbing incident occurred on a late night shift at Brisbane’s Air Traffic Control Centre, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. According to the investigation, which aimed to highlight…
Two construction companies in Western Australia have been fined a total of $468,000 (and ordered to pay a total of $36,500 in costs) in relation to separate matters for breaches…
An aged care provider in Melbourne has been fined $66,000 after a resident suffered severe burns and later died following prolonged contact with a wall heater. Blue Cross Community Care…
A Queensland man who defrauded nearly $78,000 from WorkCover Queensland has been sentenced to prison for five months and ordered to repay the money. Magistrate Joseph Pinder found the offending…
A trail riding business in Surf Coast Victoria has been convicted and fined a total of $90,000 after one child was left with life-changing injuries and three others were hurt…
WorkSafe Victoria recently issued a safety alert about the serious risk of injury workers face when filling portable equipment with petrol. The alert was issued following separate incidents in which…
A SafeWork SA campaign has found that workplace culture at the state’s major mine sites has matured in the wake of a series of interstate reports into sexual harassment, discrimination…
WorkSafe Tasmania recently issued a safety alert to warn shotfirers and others who handle explosives about the risks associated with flyrock following several incidents involving flyrock in Tasmania. Flyrock is…