by Tradie | Jul 17, 2017 | PPE, Safety, WHS Fines
What do you do when a worker refuses to wear PPE (personal protective equipment) or only wears it ‘when they feel like it’? What are your obligations and legal responsibilities to your workers in this situation if someone does get injured?If your risk assessment of...
by Tradie | Jul 17, 2017 | Legal, PPE, Regulator, Safety, WHS Fines
A District Court has imposed NSW’s highest-ever fine on a window glass company – $1 million – after a contract worker suffered an electric shock, causing burns to 30 percent of his body.On 19 June 2014, the 49-year-old man, a contractor of WGA Pty Ltd (WGA), was...
by Tradie | Jul 17, 2017 | Business, Legal, Regulator, Safety, WHS Fines
A Darwin crane hire and rigging company director has been caught on camera twice in two days climbing on a tower crane without the appropriate fall protection measures in place.He was subsequently convicted and fined $11,800 in the Darwin Local Court after pleading...
by Tradie | Jul 3, 2017 | HR, Legal
The Fair Work Ombudsmen took Saandeep Chokhani to Court for making a worker pay back $18,000 in wages through an unlawful cash-back scheme and successfully secured more than $180,000 in penalties. Chokhani – who, with his wife, formerly owned and ran the Coffee Club...
