Injured worker's wife convicted of workers' comp fraud; Repeat OHS offender fined $70k; NSW releases void-safety video as Queenslander dies in fall; and Asbestos detected in mining product.
Rio Tinto's safety performance in 2013 was "disappointing", its latest sustainability report shows, but the global mining and metals company explains how one site transformed its safety performance, and what it's doing to reduce exposure to noise.
An employer that could have "easily and inexpensively" prevented a van explosion - which killed a worker - has unsuccessfully appealed against the size of its OHS fine.
An ACT worker whose foot was crushed by a telehandler has been awarded $700,000, after a Court rejected his employer's claim that he should have devised a safer system for transporting materials.
A worker suffered catastrophic injuries and died after her employer directed her to use a faulty cherry picker for "a purpose contrary to its design", the Queensland Coroner has found.
Two train drivers - one with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and another who suffered a stroke - were fairly sacked after being off work for more than 18 months, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Director sacked worker with cancer to avoid sick-leave bill; Mine Safety Commissioner issues special alert after spate of deaths; and Collision, explosion and other incidents prompt new alerts and guides.
Employers are being urged to look beyond "soft" risk management barriers to prevent the interaction of light vehicles and heavy machinery at worksites, after a mine worker's ute was crushed by a 100-tonne dozer.
