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Workers' comp fraudster receives suspended prison sentence; SISA winners announced as new NCSI board elected; and National workplace death toll climbs to 116.
A NSW employer that failed to ensure its workers inspected forklifts at another employer's site before using them has been fined $80,000, after a delivery driver was pinned between a faulty forklift and his truck.
A worker accused of serious safety breaches was unfairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, because he was not "solely responsible" for an incident that left a colleague injured.
With workplace incidents often resulting from multiple causes, many employers are, unknowingly, just one causative factor away from a serious incident occurring on their watch, according to WorkCover NSW's engineering advice coordinator.
OHS practitioners should be aware that all shift workers - and not just obese shift workers, as is widely believed - are at an increased risk of hypertension, Japanese researchers say.
Employers urged to maintain "hard-line" anti-drug stance despite cannabis study; Shrinking NSW IRC to be less effective at tackling bullying; WA to crack down on unsafe supervisors as ACT issues supervision guide; and Seven overhead powerline incidents prompt warning.
The Greens have warned of the safety risks associated with offering financial incentives to complete projects quickly, after the CFMEU raised concerns over the rushed redevelopment of the Adelaide Oval.
Three ACT employers have been ordered to pay injured workers nearly $1.5 million in damages. In separate proceedings, the Supreme Court found one of the employers had an "unsatisfactory" system for storing and lifting files, while another failed to identify and eliminate hazards at a building site.
