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$650k Fine over “inevitable” fatal fall

$650k Fine over “inevitable” fatal fall

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...
All Eye’s on First Industrial Manslaughter Case in QLD

All Eye’s on First Industrial Manslaughter Case in QLD

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...
16 Million Reasons to do the right thing

16 Million Reasons to do the right thing

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...
Are you part of a ‘Safety Mature’ business?

Are you part of a ‘Safety Mature’ business?

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...

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