Safe Work Australia could include - in its special stevedoring Code of Practice - a requirement to have safety observers in place for high-risk tasks. Also in this article, a community-based network has been established to tackle the high quad-bike-related fatality rate.
Employers warned about year-round heat hazards; NSW and Tasmania release high-risk-licence guides; New report shows high work fatality rate in March and in NSW; and WorkSafe Victoria announces safety "champions", updates fees schedule.
The Queensland Coroner has, in an inquest into a teenage worker's motorcycle death, questioned the reach of OHS awareness campaigns, and called for proposed PPE rules to be introduced into law.
The recent doubling of a large fatality-related fine in Victoria shows that employers must go the extra mile to ensure employees and contractors are adhering to their safety management systems, according to an OHS lawyer.
NSW and WA work deaths spark risk-assessment call; South Australia offers OHS research grants, releases formwork guide; and Essential safety news from around Australia.
Tasmanian amputee Anthony Young's much-publicised bid for workers' compensation has been dismissed by a full Supreme Court, after it found he was not a "worker" within the meaning of the State workers' comp Act.
A worker who was seriously injured after positioning himself in a "pinch point zone" was fairly dismissed for safety breaches, Fair Work Australia has found.
Training not provided to worker who was crushed to death; Employers fined $105k after fridge falls on worker's foot; and Time and thought needed for implementation of safe practices.
A fatality fine imposed on a Victorian employer, whose OHS manager allowed workers to disregard safety procedures, has been doubled to $500,000 on appeal.
