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A South Australian winery has blemished its 100-year safety record and been fined $90,000 after tackling a "non-core" task for which it had no expertise and no effective systems. Also in this article, a rural employer with "no understanding" of its OHS obligations has been fined after a worker was hospitalised - twice.
Employers that develop comprehensive safety systems must "always be alert to ensure that those systems are adhered to and enforced", a judge has emphasised in fining two John Holland companies $255,000 for OHS breaches.
Employer fined for dangerous-goods breach after horrific acid spill; Rail workers trained to support traumatised mates; Tasmanian asbestos victims win access to no-fault compensation; and HWSA developing quad bike safety tools.
The Federal Court has highlighted the critical role health and safety representatives play in ensuring workplace safety, in blocking a final warning issued to an HSR for alleged misconduct.
Facebook "plankers" sacked and fined for OHS breaches; WA employer fined for breaching fatigue laws - again; Safety laws tweaked to cover CHOGM volunteers; and Seacare releases confined spaces guide.
Victorian employer Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd, which was fined $100,000 after the death of an offsite contractor, has been granted leave to appeal to the High Court over the issue of "control".
A tradesperson who shot an apprentice in the eye with a nail gun could be jailed, and two workers caught "planking" on the job face fines, in two cases that show WorkSafe Victoria is prepared to crack down on unsafe skylarking.
A small business that failed to store sheet materials safely has received one of the highest workplace safety fines in Western Australian history, after a pre-apprentice was killed. Also in this article, WorkCover NSW is investigating a Port Botany fatality.
Victorian employer Baiada takes OHS "control" dispute to High Court; Worker exposed to asbestos three times awarded $1.15 million; Qld employer fined for insulation death as WA commences switchroom campaign; and ACT regulator publishes guide to Workplace Privacy Act.