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TUE

1:42PM

PCBU to face silicosis charges relating to worker's death after losing limitation-period claim

A WHS regulator has been allowed to continue prosecuting an employer over two silicosis cases, including one causing a worker's death, after defeating claims it had been aware of the alleged offences for many years and laid the charges too late.

Fatalities Dangerous substances Workplace safety Jurisdiction (NSW) WHS decisions (NSW) Authority/inspectorate (NSW)

MON

1:08PM

First workplace manslaughter case finalised

A company has been convicted and fined $1.3 million in Victoria's first finalised workplace manslaughter case. Its director was also charged with manslaughter, but pleaded guilty to a less serious offence.

Fatalities Workplace safety Jurisdiction (VIC) WHS decisions (VIC) Authority/inspectorate (VIC) Heavy vehicles, mobile plant, forklifts, quad bikes Duty holders

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.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (NSW) Authority/inspectorate (NSW) Work at heights Fatalities Duty holders Injury prevention Jurisdiction (VIC) Authority/inspectorate (VIC) Jurisdiction (National) WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (National)

FRI

2:08PM

HSRs' powers boosted and safety discrimination banned in highly hazardous sector

The powers of elected health and safety representatives and protections against safety discrimination in the offshore sector have been stepped up and aligned with those in WHS laws, in a Bill introduced some six years after a parliamentary inquiry warned the changes were needed to combat a "culture of fear and reprisal".

Workplace safety representatives Discrimination Remote work Workplace safety Jurisdiction (National) WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (National) Authority/inspectorate (National) Injury prevention

THU

2:06PM

EOC targets work safety standards in law firms again; WHS professionals asked to give presentations

Workers in the legal profession will reveal whether their employers are complying with their proactive duties to tackle bullying and harassment, under a follow-up equal opportunity review announced in South Australia. Meanwhile, safety professionals have been asked to apply to present on ideas for improving WHS outcomes in Tasmania.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (SA) Bullying and harassment Bullying Discrimination Psychosocial issues Authority/inspectorate (SA) Jurisdiction (TAS) Authority/inspectorate (TAS) Injury prevention

WED

3:28PM

Second PCBU, director fined $420k over "nightmare" site

A company and its director have been fined $420,000, after the latter identified serious safety issues at a site but failed to act to prevent a worker's seven-metre fall. Another PCBU has already been fined $300,000 over the fall.

Work at heights Duty holders Contractors Workplace safety Jurisdiction (NSW) WHS decisions (NSW) Authority/inspectorate (NSW)

WED

2:24PM

Worker fined over crane death, two related industrial manslaughter prosecutions ongoing

A crane operator who failed to maintain a line of sight with a pedestrian colleague has been fined over the man's death. A PCBU and a manager have been charged with the industrial manslaughter of the colleague.

Fatalities Heavy vehicles, mobile plant, forklifts, quad bikes Duty holders Workplace safety Jurisdiction (QLD) WHS decisions (QLD) Authority/inspectorate (QLD)

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.

Fatalities Workplace safety Jurisdiction (NSW) WHS decisions (NSW) Authority/inspectorate (NSW) Duty holders Contractors Heavy vehicles, mobile plant, forklifts, quad bikes Work at heights

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.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (NT) Authority/inspectorate (NT) Fatalities Work at heights Duty holders Dangerous substances Health and mental wellbeing Injury prevention Contractors

MON

2:21PM

Chemical safety breaches; and Mandatory jail proposal

Missing signage and access issues among multiple chemical breaches; and
Draft safety laws include mandatory jail for most offenders.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (VIC) WHS decisions (VIC) Authority/inspectorate (VIC) Dangerous substances Duty holders Jurisdiction (TAS) WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (TAS) Authority/inspectorate (TAS) Violence

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