An employer that failed to guard a lift shaft, resulting in a worker falling 12 metres, has been fined just six per cent of the maximum penalty, after a court found other PCBUs didn't comply with its "layers of safety measures".
A worker who injured his knee falling off a ladder has been denied $720,000 in damages, after a court found he failed to prove that excessive workplace dust caused him to slip or that the site's head contractor had acted negligently.
A husband and wife have been ordered to pay more than $1 million in damages to a friend who fell from a ladder while working on their roof. A supreme court judge found that while they didn't owe him a duty under work health and safety laws, they were still required to prescribe a safe system of work.
A NSW employer and its director have been fined more than $500,000 after a worker fell to his death through an unguarded penetration. The verdict came just weeks after the employer and a related company were fined $254,000 (with costs) for illegally dumping asbestos on the same site.
Employers can't be considered negligent for failing to identify and eliminate insignificant foreseeable risks, the NSW Court of Appeal has ruled in quashing a $1.5 million damages award.
Two employers have committed to spending a total of $600,000 on an online documentation management system, safety email alerts and other programs, after being accused of WHS breaches.
A young worker who injured her back when she fell off a ladder has been awarded $250,000 in damages, after a court found her employer breached scaffolding regulations in failing to require someone to hold the ladder.
A major employer accused of WHS breaches has committed to spending more than $800,000 on developing an all-industry mobile app for managing contractors and on other initiatives, after already spending $400,000 on improving workplace safety.
