Four employers have now entered into enforceable undertakings, totalling nearly $750,000, relating to an incident where six workers were exposed to friable asbestos during the refurbishment of a Sydney hospital.
An employer's training failures resulted in two workers choosing the wrong type of forklift for a lifting task, and one of them being killed, the NSW District Court has found in fining the company $255,000.
Employers are being reminded of their WHS duties for handling hazardous chemicals, after workers were potentially exposed to mercury during an improvised mining task. Meanwhile, Victoria has launched its Hazelwood-response plan.
In this article, OHS Alert examines the latest safety and workers' comp developments in five jurisdictions, including the release of new workers' comp guidelines, safety regulations, safety alerts and reports.
Two men have committed nearly $73,000 to trialling a new safety system and other initiatives, after becoming the first business directors to enter a workplace health and safety enforceable undertaking in NSW.
A major intergenerational report has driven home the importance of employers reducing the health risks associated with sedentary work among older employees, according to a leading researcher on the ageing workforce.
