Friday 29th August 2008 12:16 pm EST
In ordering the re-hearing of a claim for injuries sustained during a "lifting competition", the Victorian Supreme Court has clarified the tests to be applied in determining whether injuries occurred out of or in the course of employment.
Thursday 28th August 2008 2:45 pm EST
The Industrial Court of NSW, in fining three employers over the death of an inexperienced worker, has warned that construction-site managers cannot "contract out" their occupational health and safety obligations.
Thursday 28th August 2008 12:20 pm EST
An employer should focus first on its obligation to provide suitable work, then its obligation to pay income maintenance, a judge stressed in the SA Workers Compensation Tribunal, in allowing a worker compensation.
Wednesday 27th August 2008 3:56 pm EST
Shell should use oral fluid testing rather than urine sampling at its refinery and terminal, the AIRC determined in setting precedence for random drug testing.
Wednesday 27th August 2008 1:11 pm EST
Contrary to workers in other industries, full-time direct patient care workers are more likely to be injured at work than their casual and part-time counterparts, a new study has found.
Wednesday 27th August 2008 11:46 am EST
The NSW Workers Compensation Commission was wrong to grant compensation to a worker who gave varied accounts as to how he became injured, a presidential member has ruled in allowing an employer's appeal.
Tuesday 26th August 2008 2:39 pm EST
The Queensland Supreme Court has awarded more than $300K in damages to a worker who slipped on a step and injured his knee, after finding his employer had failed to adequately minimise the risk of injury to persons entering the workplace.
Tuesday 26th August 2008 11:53 am EST
A systematic failure to identify manholes as confined spaces led to a worker being seriously injured, the Magistrates Court of South Australia has ruled in fining an engineering company.
Monday 25th August 2008 3:43 pm EST
Enabling legislation for ASCC replacement in parliament soon; Gillard claims culture of safety vital for health of construction industry; Study on war-veteran suicide launched; and Call for applications for WorkCover NSW research grants.
Monday 25th August 2008 2:25 pm EST
The NSW Workers Compensation Commission has clarified the circumstances in which multiple injuries that arise out of the same incident can be combined to meet the threshold for pain and suffering compensation, in upholding an employer's appeal.
