Browsing: WHS decisions (WA)


WED
3:27PM

THU
11:04AM

Signage and barricade removed moments before death

Three companies and a supervisor have been fined a total of more than $2.1 million over two serious mine safety incidents, including one where the supervisor removed warning signs from a hazardous area just moments before a worker was killed there.



FRI
3:52PM



WED
2:43PM

Coroner advises duty holders on blind spots, in inquest

A coroner has expressed his "fervent hope" that companies and heavy vehicle drivers will cease the common dangerous practice of placing modified window shades on windscreens, in his inquest into the blind-spot-related death of a worker in a parking area.



TUE
2:07PM

Blood-monitoring penalties imposed on employer, nearby occupational health services not utilised

In a rare case, an employer has been prosecuted and fined for workplace health and safety breaches after high levels of the hazardous substance lead were detected in the blood of four of its workers.



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