A NSW bus driver's claims that her authority to drive shouldn't have been suspended for failing a drug test - because her drug use was a one-off incident - has been rejected.
Work-related road incidents are common, costly and affect most employers, yet many OHS professionals wrongly believe road safety is outside their area of influence, the European Transport Safety Council says.
Hundreds of truck drivers were caught drug-driving or illegally using their mobile phones, while thousands of diary breaches were detected, during the recent multi-agency blitz of the heavy vehicle industry. Meanwhile, a Western Australian transport company has been fined for dangerous goods offences.
Tabro's safety fines top $455k after third major incident; Employers fined over sunken vehicle, unbraced wall and amputation; and NZ individual faces jail after young worker killed.
A worker who was crushed to death by a crane had no idea the machine was moving towards him because it had a faulty warning light and its sirens couldn't be heard over background noise, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found.
Employers have been urged by the Victorian Coroner to look beyond administrative risk control measures, after an experienced worker was killed when he entered a crush zone while working alone.
Stena Clyde death probe handed to DPP, as MUA targets Toll; NTC announces fatigue-law leeway and releases new Code; NSW employer fined over missing asbestos; and Tasmanian work safety awards open.
