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Relevant information and stories about WHS/OHS and how it can effect your business.
Heat does more than make you sweat
Summer is coming and it’s expected to be hot. Is your business prepared and have you met your WHS obligations for working in heat?
NSW Government looks to make amendments to WHS laws to increase prosecutions
In further legal news the NSW Government has confirmed it is considering amending the State WHS Act to make it "stronger" and easier to prosecute offences, while regulators have issued alerts with prevention strategies after a series of workplace fatalities and other...
NT Introduces Manslaughter offence without limitation periods
The Northern Territory Government has introduced an Amendment Bill creating the WHS offence of industrial manslaughter, with maximum penalties of "imprisonment for life" for individuals and 65,000 penalty units (currently equating to $10,205,000) for bodies corporate....
Work Vehicles and what you need to know
Work Vehicles are a staple of many businesses, whether its a light truck, van, ute or anything else but do you know what your obligations are as a business when it comes to work vehicles? If you are wondering why work vehicles are a safety topic it's because between...
Kids Visiting Worksites?
Is it ever ok for kids visiting work sites or work environments to occur? The simple answer is no unless you work in an office building wearing a suit and the most dangerous thing in your office is the coffee machine. If you make something, pack something, store...
Builder Fined Over 3m Fall
Gold Coast builder fined $65,000 after a carpenter fell three metres through a staircase well and suffered a fractured skull. The company was fined after pleading guilty to breaching section 19(1) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 for failing to meet its...