The wife of a South Australian worker who had a heart attack at home before dying at work three days later has been awarded compensation, after the WCT found the worker's employment contributed to his death. Also in this article, an employer has been fined $75,000 for its "superficial" hazard checklist, after an overseas worker was dragged into a machine.
A major Western Australian employer will be retried for safety breaches relating to the death of a mining apprentice in a vehicle crash, after the Supreme Court found the trial judge failed to properly consider whether additional signage would have reduced the risk.
SWA adds 10 chemicals to hazardous substance system; SA Libs promise cancer compensation for all volunteer firefighters; ACT employers ordered to cease operating after asbestos scare; Another SA director fined for OHS breaches; and Alerts issued after confined space and explosives incidents.
Middle managers must be encouraged to appear approachable and take an interest in workers' non-work-related difficulties, to foster supportive environments and reduce psychosocial risks, a new EU-OSHA campaign brief says.
A law firm is urging employers to ensure their treatment of alleged bullies is "consistent throughout the workplace", after BHP Coal was fined $60,000 for taking adverse action against two union delegates.
A Western Australian employer has lost its indemnity claim against a vehicle manufacturer and been ordered to pay an injured worker $800,000 in damages, after the District Court found a broken service door on a truck was its responsibility.
Workers exposed to mica dust - which is used in a number of industries and as an asbestos substitute - can develop the deadly lung disease pneumoconiosis without being co-exposed to other industrial substances, a French study has found.
A Victorian worker who claimed his employer took adverse action against him, in blocking his bid for promotion because of his stress injury, has had his case dismissed in the Federal Court.
