Browsing: Authority/inspectorate (SA)


THU
3:35PM

Five WHS notices retained in second ruling in weeks

Three companies subjected to WHS improvement and prohibition notices relating to ride restraints have lost their appeals against a recent decision to maintain the notices. A tribunal full bench acknowledged errors in the initial decision, but found safety remained the higher priority.




FRI
2:28PM

Injured worker breached "obligation of mutuality"

An employer was entitled to cease income support payments to an injured worker, a tribunal has ruled, finding she breached her "obligation of mutuality" by engaging in serious misconduct, which included disclosing a director's alleged gambling problem to a subcontractor.


THU
2:28PM

WHS UV warning issued; Work safety Code revoked; more

  • UV-related WHS duties apply on cloudy days;
  • Older workplace buildings targeted in SA asbestos blitz; and
  • Old workplace safety Code revoked in WA.

TUE
1:47PM

Q1 2023: Workplace safety legislation and caselaw update

This major user-friendly report looks back at all the major and most interesting workplace safety and compensation developments from the start of the calendar year, including the ministerial vote on industrial manslaughter, multiple manslaughter charges, the widespread introduction of new psychosocial risk regulations, and a major WHS case involving the deaths of overseas students.


TUE
12:18PM

Officer charged over bullying; Audit conducted; and more

  • Company officer charged with bullying and causing breaches;
  • First anti-harassment audit completed in mining campaign; and
  • Injury fraudster sentenced after probe into ambulance calls.


TUE
2:10PM

"Unexplained" WHS breach and repeat offences cause serious injuries and attract fines

A PCBU has been handed a pre-discount penalty of $300,000, after its "unexplained disregard" for guarding requirements led to the amputation of five of a teenage worker's fingers. Meanwhile, a repeat offender's latest safety fines have been increased significantly, after a regulator appealed.



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