John Holland Pty Ltd has been handed the maximum OHS fine and made to enter an enforceable undertaking after an employee fell to his death and two near misses went unreported.
A WorkSafe ACT investigation into bullying complaints made by employees of the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) has provided employers with valuable insight into why workplace bullying occurs and what they should do to eliminate it.
State and territory governments, regulators and industry stakeholders will develop strategies to transform workplace cultures and eliminate hazards during the design phase of new plant, under a draft 10-year national plan released by Safe Work Australia for public comment yesterday.
Workers' comp claims for occupational skin diseases (OSDs) are common and costly for employers, but up to 40 per cent of the thousands of workers regularly exposed to chemicals or wet work have not been provided with proper safety training, according to Safe Work Australia.
Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten unveiled the winning design for the National Workers' Memorial in Canberra yesterday afternoon, and urged employers to tap into their employees' "inside knowledge" of OHS and reduce Australia's high workplace injury and fatality rate.
A new Safe Work Australia report has outlined how to manage the potential health and safety risks of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) through the hierarchy of controls.
"Explicit" OHS commitment needed for Government tenders; Workplace cultures improved with suicide-prevention strategies; and Q-COMP and WorkSafe ACT awards open today.
Recent safety prosecutions in the UK have shed some light on the types of offences that individuals might be jailed for under Australia's new work health and safety laws, and how the "reasonably practicable" test will be applied, OHS lawyers say.
Two NSW company directors charged over a workplace death have failed in their High Court bid to have the case against them dismissed based on the landmark Kirk case.
