A groundbreaking international study has confirmed that occupational exposure to diesel engine exhaust can cause cancer. Meanwhile, the NSW EPA has announced plans to require coal mines to develop best-practice ways to cut diesel emissions.
A Western Australian mining company has successfully appealed a decision ordering its retrial over the death of a young worker at a workplace intersection.
A national employer has been fined at the upper limit of a penalty range recommended by Comcare, after the Federal Court found it failed to act on a foreseeable and easy-to-fix forklift risk for nearly two months before a worker sustained serious head injuries.
An employer that introduced a driver safety training program focusing on performance assessments and feedback has slashed its lost-time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) and eliminated common law injury claims.
The Queensland Coroner has recommended that Australian Standards for mobile cranes be amended to address free-fall functions, after a worker was killed when he was struck by a section of a power-line tower.
A NSW employer has committed to improving the literacy and numeracy of staff, to ensure those who speak English as a second language and others know how to report hazards and respond to emergencies, as part of a $385,000 enforceable undertaking.