A Western Australian employer has lost its indemnity claim against a vehicle manufacturer and been ordered to pay an injured worker $800,000 in damages, after the District Court found a broken service door on a truck was its responsibility.
An investigation into a trainee worker's death will consider whether vehicle collision-prevention controls used at mines rely too heavily on "human behaviour", according to a NSW Mine Safety report.
The employer of a worker who was killed while performing an amended task has been acquitted of safety breaches, while the principal contractor at the site - where four other workers were severely injured - has escaped one of its OHS charges.
Unions in New Zealand are calling for the introduction of corporate manslaughter laws, after all 12 safety charges laid against Pike River Coal's Australian CEO - relating to the November 2010 mine disaster that killed 29 workers - were withdrawn.
An ACT bus driver, who suffered nervous shock after witnessing what he believed was the gory aftermath of a machine-gun massacre, has been awarded more than $500,000 in damages.
The Queensland Mine Safety and Health Commissioner has expressed concerns about the over-representation of contractors in fatality statistics, while his chief inspectors have outlined four "underlying principles" for improving safety.
Employers that believe they're prepared for everything regarding safety and risks should still have procedures for managing issues that come "out of left field", says Telstra's chief risk officer.
The safety standards during the construction of Brisbane's Airport Link tunnel have been declared "deplorable", with one worker being killed, the joint-venture partners facing OHS prosecutions, one partner and another employer entering enforceable undertakings after other workers were injured, and 70 notices being issued by a regulator.
A Victorian employer that failed to properly instruct or monitor security contractors has been found primarily responsible for a security guard's injuries. Also in this article, the Queensland Supreme Court has rejected a security guard's claim that his injuries were caused by insufficient staff numbers.
A Victorian employer, which neglected to inspect cables before an electrical contractor was injured while working on them, is not required to cover WorkCover's payments to the contractor, the Supreme Court has ruled.
