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A company has been acquitted of fatality-related WHS breaches, after a judge found it was "diligent" in its attempts to protect non-employees, and was entitled to rely on the expertise of a downstream duty holder.
A parliamentary inquiry into the alleged "cancer cluster" and other safety issues at Victoria's Fiskville Training College has identified widespread concerns about poor OHS training and careless handling of dangerous substances at the college.
A young worker who died after being left to operate a forklift alone in an industrial freezer hadn't received OHS or forklift training, the NSW Coroner has found.
Western Australia's proposed mirror WHS laws for the resources sector should include a duty of care at worker accommodation facilities, suicide-specific provisions and a special Code of Practice that addresses rosters, fatigue and bullying, the parliamentary inquiry into FIFO arrangements has recommended.
A regulator's power to obtain information under the model WHS Act isn't blocked by state borders or limited to documents that specifically refer to health and safety matters, the NSW Supreme Court has found in rejecting an employer's appeal against a $114,000 penalty.
An employer's permit-to-work system for hazardous tasks was "routinely not followed" by employees, resulting in a worker's death, the Western Australian Coroner has found.
The Victorian Building Authority has defended its decision to prosecute an individual over the Swanston Street wall collapse that killed three pedestrians in 2013, and rejected claims it has set a precedent for major employers to "walk away" from safety and permit breaches.
