Repeat OHS offender in Queensland fined $120k after two more incidents; WorkCover NSW investigating industrial estate death; Comcare leads by example with workplace move; and New Western Australian Resources Safety boss appointed.
Queensland employer fined for chemical breaches after workers burned; Queensland hints at plans to amend mirror WHS Act; and Vic Greens to introduce cancer Bill as cancer cluster found at NSW site.
Workplace game ends in injury and $260k damages bill; Employer fined for spraying asbestos onto houses and yards; and Asbestos guide for commercial buildings released.
A Queensland employer that asked a member of the public to direct a mobile crane has been fined $90,000, after the crane struck overhead powerlines and the man was electrocuted. Also in this article, three Victorian employers have been handed hefty safety fines after a series of forklift incidents.
Queensland Code of Practice breach led to fatality; Third employer fined heavily for Melbourne scaffold collapse; Regulators investigating gate death and third excavator incident; and Essential safety news from ACT, NSW and WA.
Induction flaw ends in death plunge and $250k fine; Employer placed on bond after worker killed by unguarded machine; and Harmonisation guides for major hazard facilities and Queensland rural sector released.
Global hazardous chemicals system takes effect under model laws; Queensland employer fined for maintenance failure after death; Free Tasmanian service to boost worker health and productivity; and Western Australia's veteran Mines Minister announces retirement.
