In the lead-up to Christmas, employers are being urged to ensure workers have adequate support from their mates and don't rush to finish jobs, with stress and injury claims increasing at this time of year.
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.
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 NSW company director who knew his workers deliberately exposed themselves to chemical fumes to "get high", but failed to stop them and enforce PPE requirements, has been fined for OHS breaches, after a worker died from exposure to solvents.
A NSW employer has been fined $160,000 for safety breaches, after one of its supervisors - who misunderstood his safety role - lost his arm in a crane incident, which killed another worker and seriously injured three more.
In an inquest into the death of a worker, who was crushed between a loader and a ute, the Queensland Coroner has examined the challenges of preventing workers from becoming complacent about safety, and the steps two major employers took after the incident to reduce risks associated with mobile plant.
Managers can "dramatically" reduce workplace stress claims by improving performance management and removing "comfort zone itis" from workplaces, says Complex Consultancy Services CEO Graeme Alford.
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A NSW principal contractor has become the second entity to be fined over the death of a company director, after the Industrial Court found it failed to ensure a contractor's 42 safe work method statements were relevant to the site where the incident occurred.
