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 | Heat Stress, Legal, Regulator, safety meeting, toolbox talk
I’m sure we are not surprised but it looks like Australia is heading into what is predicted to be a warmer than average summer, a recent study has found workers are significantly more likely to suffer injuries in hot weather, especially during the first few days...
by Shayne | Sep 20, 2019 | Legal, Regulator, WHS Fines
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...
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...
