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FRI
11:58AM


THU
12:08PM

WHS prosecutor to pay costs after duty holder found not guilty of electrical safety breaches

A safety prosecutor has been directed to pay a defendant's costs, after failing to prove beyond reasonable doubt the man breached his electrical safety duty in relation to equipment linked to a worker's death, which was the subject of a coronial inquest.



THU
1:03PM

"Green tick" vaccine checks deemed unsafe for worksites

A plan to allow workers in a hazardous industry to prove their COVID-19 vaccination status through a "green tick approach" would be too susceptible to human error and could have "catastrophic" WHS consequences, a commission has ruled. Meanwhile, Tasmania has applied its close contact exemptions to more sectors.


MON
2:39PM

Employer fined $400k after investigation reveals induction failures and previous unreported injury

A PCBU has been convicted and fined $400,000, after an investigation into an amputation incident revealed a series of safety failings, including that an induction video did not show a task as it was performed in practice.



MON
3:58PM

Appeals court overturns no-liability finding over injury involving inexperienced operator

A worker's action in throwing a heavy object at an unlicensed plant operator was not the sole cause of the machine striking and injuring the worker, an appeals court has ruled in ordering the machine's owner to pay him damages.




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