An employer has successfully appealed a verdict that it and one of its employees were guilty of recklessly causing the death of a co-worker who was killed while in the crush zone of a drill rig.
An electrocardiographic study of firefighters during a live firefighting drill suggests there is a need for closer monitoring of workers who perform activities with high levels of cardiac strain.
A union and two officials have been fined $156,900 for using "bogus" training and safety concerns to coerce an employer into continuing to provide an injured worker with suitable duties.
A worker based in Micronesia and paid in US dollars is entitled to weekly benefits and medical expenses under NSW laws, a commission has ruled in the latest of a series of disputes involving overseas injuries.
A full bench has found emails sent by an injured worker constituted an application for future compensable surgery, but agreed his claim was blocked by being too vague on the procedure he needed and when.
In light of the ongoing catastrophic bushfires in NSW and other parts of the country, a WHS regulator has urged employers to revise their emergency plans to ensure they comply with safety laws and protect workers. Meanwhile, a company director has been prosecuted after two workers were seriously injured within two hours on a non-commissioned machine.
A new health and safety reporting framework underpinned by four key themes will help companies disclose targeted and meaningful information, creating stronger safety cultures and improving long-term financial returns, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors.
A worker suffered a mental injury from being bullied and called racist names at work, but his condition ceased to be employment-related when his work-aggravated drug abuse syndrome became his "predominant problem", a tribunal has found.
