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 | 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...
by Tradie | Jan 25, 2018 | Legal, Safety, safety meeting, toolbox talk, WHS Fines
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...
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...
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...
