An employer that inspected a ladder and found it was safe and secure - immediately before it broke and injured a worker - isn't liable for the worker's injuries, the Queensland Supreme Court has ruled.
A Queensland employer has been ordered to pay nearly $370,000 in damages to a worker who was injured while demonstrating a technique for dealing with aggressive people.
Two Queensland employers that failed to conduct risk assessments or manage the risk of falling from height have entered into enforceable undertakings worth $211,000, after four workers fell from roofs.
A coronial inquiry into the "freak" death of a Queensland woman, who was struck by a projectile while walking near a worksite, has highlighted how important it is to refer to manufacturers' manuals - instead of relying solely on personal experience - to reduce safety risks.
The risk posed by a protruding door handle on a cupboard in an office was obvious and could have been eliminated by an employer "without undue difficulty or expense", a Queensland judge has found in upholding a worker's damages claim.
Western Australian and Queensland employers have been ordered to pay more than $100,000 in fines and costs after one worker was seriously injured while loading a vehicle for an untrained driver, and another fell through an unprotected void.
The NSW Independent Transport Safety Regulator (ITSR) has outlined new drug and alcohol requirements for rail safety workers, after a worker was convicted for diluting a urine sample. Also in this article, Queensland and Victorian employers have been fined for height and traffic-management breaches.
A Victorian manufacturer and a Queensland cruise ship company have been fined a total of $320,000 for guarding, training and Code breaches, after two workers were killed in separate incidents.
Employers should consider installing reversing "smart alarms" on worksite vehicles and trailers, the Queensland Coroner has recommended after a worker was killed by a reversing truck.
A Queensland mine worker, who lost his job after an employer-appointed doctor - who had never met him - found he was obese and permanently unfit for work, has had the doctor's decision overturned by the Court of Appeal.
