Browsing: Work at heights




FRI
12:38PM

Safety fine increased five-fold with court bypassing comparable-cases expectation

The fine imposed on an employer that failed to fully implement a mandatory safety measure, because it ran out of the required materials, has been increased more than five-fold on appeal, with a judge stressing penalties must be significant enough to dissuade others from "cutting corners".




FRI
3:54PM

WHS notices top $1m; Charges laid; Disconnect law tweaked

  • WHS notices reach $1m after judge's referral;
  • Employers charged over deaths at mental health unit and nursery; and
  • Right-to-disconnect laws tweaked to avoid criminal proceedings.


TUE
2:19PM

WHS publicity orders varied in long-running fatality case

A PCBU that has been battling fatality-related WHS charges for three years has had a minor victory in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, which agreed to vary the adverse publicity order against the business.


MON
3:56PM

Industrial manslaughter case elevated to Supreme Court

A man has been ordered to stand trial for the industrial manslaughter of a worker who fell through an unguarded penetration, while employers have been urged to assess and control the risks associated with the potentially deadly disease melioidosis, after a work-related case was recorded.


WED
3:46PM

Work tool longer than height of powerlines, and conductive

A local council has been fined over a lifeguard's electrical burns, in a case demonstrating that the risks and duties around overhead powerlines aren't limited to those in industries like construction and agriculture. Another employer has been fined over a WHS offence lasting 18 months.


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