A Queensland supervisor who crashed a 20-tonne crane on a public road while driving it home has been denied damages, with the Supreme Court finding his employer could not have foreseen such "wilfully inappropriate conduct".
Bleijie understates worker death rate while claiming safety 'dominance'; Queensland safety awards open; and First Road Safety Remuneration order applies from today.
An employer has been ordered to pay the widow of a worker who died when he was immersed in molten metal nearly $320,000 in compensation, after the NSW WCC rejected its claim that the worker committed suicide.
A report on an ongoing investigation into a serious dozer incident caused by heavy rain has outlined three safety lessons for employers, while a UK study has identified ways to reduce the risks associated with inadvertently operating excavator controls.
A Victorian employer has committed to spending $667,000 on OHS initiatives - in addition to the $117,000 it has already spent on developing a crane interlock system - as part of an enforceable undertaking, after five safety incidents occurred at three of its sites in less than a year.
A labour-hire company has escaped a $710,000 damages bill, after the Western Australian District Court found it had no control over one of its employees who allegedly caused another worker's injuries.
Employer fined for telling worker he would be sacked on 65th birthday; Many pregnant workers experiencing OHS discrimination; and Scaffolding and electrical notices issued in post-Barangaroo blitz.
An employer has gone three years without a lost-time injury after introducing a work health and safety assessment to its recruitment process, and not employing anyone who fails it, according to its award-winning national business improvement and safety manager.
Mock court proceedings will be held as part of a Victorian employer's $150,000 enforceable undertaking - entered into after a non-employee was injured - to ensure managers know their safety obligations and the consequences of not following safety rules.
