by Shayne | Nov 13, 2019 | Business, Legal, Regulator, Safety, Safety Maturity
An employer has been fined $650,000 after a worker died in a 12-metre fall from a platform that was completely unsuitable for purpose, making the fall almost inevitable. In February 2016, the labourer was inside a riser shaft on the fourth floor of a multi-level...
by Shayne | Oct 31, 2019 | Business, Legal, Regulator, Safety, Safety Maturity
Today sees the firs Industrial Manslaughter charges in Qld mentioned in court. The PCBU, Brisbane Auto Recycling Pty Ltd, could be fined up to $10 million for negligently causing the death of a worker, who was struck by a reversing forklift at a wrecking yard in...
by Shayne | Oct 31, 2019 | Business, Government, Legal, Safety, Safety Maturity, WHS Fines
Victorian Workplace Safety Minister Jill Hennessy confirmed the proposed laws include fines of up to 100,000 penalty units, currently equating to $16,522,000, for employers that negligently cause a workplace death. There was a bad joke going around for a long time in...
by Shayne | Oct 7, 2019 | Business, Safety, Safety Maturity, safety meeting
With October being National Safe Work Month, now is probably a good time to think about the safety culture in your business or where you work, it is an essential part of your safety and I would argue your business performance. Safety culture represents a workplace’s...
by Tradie | Mar 30, 2018 | Business, Legal, Safety, WHS Fines
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...
by Tradie | Jan 25, 2018 | Business, Legal, Regulator, Safety, WHS Fines
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...
