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A FIFO worker who was attacked at a mining-camp tavern wasn't injured during an "ordinary recess" in his employment, and the Hatzimanolis test didn't apply to his case, a tribunal has found.
Victorian agencies must do more to stamp out occupational violence in the healthcare sector, and ensure it's properly recorded, with current incident data describing punches and attempted strangulations as "mild" or "near miss", the State Auditor-General has found.
A study of a new metric and nearly 5000 Australian workers has found OHS leading indicators are associated with greater "safety motivation" and fewer incidents.
Australian researchers are urging employers to manage workplace heat stress, after finding - in the first study of its kind - that lost productivity and absenteeism attributable to heat cost the economy $7.8 billion a year.
Two Victorian employers accused of OHS breaches have committed to spending $570,000 on developing detailed safety guidance for the construction industry, funding safety research and other initiatives.
Department of Defence executives named as respondents in a stop-bullying application have failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that their names should be suppressed because the case is likely to be reported in the media.
A worker who repeatedly refused to shave his goatee to ensure his PPE fit properly was fairly dismissed, even though he offered to provide his own alternative protection, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
All parties involved in the transport of goods by road in Western Australia are now required to take all reasonable steps to prevent safety breaches, under the State's own version of the Heavy Vehicle National Law.
The parents of a young worker who was killed in a car accident, after his employer encouraged him to attend his university graduation, have had their $500,000 compensation claim rejected.
