Manager fined for hindering WHS consultation
A project manager has been fined for refusing to allow a union official to consult a worker on an alleged WHS breach relating to the use of a single dogman for multi-storey crane work.
A project manager has been fined for refusing to allow a union official to consult a worker on an alleged WHS breach relating to the use of a single dogman for multi-storey crane work.
Ensuring employees who prepare risk assessments have the necessary expertise is one of five important lessons from a recent inquiry into the death of a man at a festival, according to a health, safety and security lawyer.
Elected health and safety representatives do not have an "overarching" right to decide which training course to attend under the model WHS Act, as claimed by a union and a misleading SafeWork NSW guide, a commission has ruled.
Employers have been urged to take psychological risks as seriously as other workplace hazards, after an audit found that few mining operations properly consult with workers on mental wellbeing strategies.
An OHSS lawyer has outlined the circumstances in which employers can rely on the safety expertise of contractors, and warned against getting the "wrong idea" about two major judgments quashing OHS convictions.
A not-for-profit organisation that assigns apprentices to host employers has become the first entity to be convicted for breaching the consultation provisions of the model WHS Act.
A sacked worker's $46,000 award has been quashed by a Fair Work Commission full bench, which found his unsuccessful attempt to report a serious safety issue to a supervisor lacked diligence.
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