Employers warned about year-round heat hazards; NSW and Tasmania release high-risk-licence guides; New report shows high work fatality rate in March and in NSW; and WorkSafe Victoria announces safety "champions", updates fees schedule.
A Western Australian contractor has been handed a record-equalling workplace health and safety fine over the January 2008 prison-van death of the Aboriginal elder, Mr Ward.
Failure to enforce PPE ends in death and fine; Regulators investigating work-related fatalities and falls; and South Australian safety award winner stripped of prize.
WA employers face $800K safety fine over prison van death; Employer fined for JSA failure after injury; Explosives warning issued for flood clean-up; and SafeWork SA and WorkCover NSW investigating fatalities.