Employers are being urged to "think more broadly" about who could be affected by heat hazards, with soaring temperatures forecast for much of Australia over the next few days.
In a scathing judgment of the NSW Police Force's approach to OHS, the employer has been fined a total of $350,000 for its ninth conviction under workplace health and safety laws since 2002.
Exposure to carcinogens during work isn't limited to occupations traditionally associated with hazardous substances, such as mining, according to a Western Australian study, which found white-collar workers are also at risk.
An ACT company director was reluctant to tell older workers how to use ramps to lift heavy objects because he thought he "would not have been well liked" if he did so, the Supreme Court has found in ordering the company to pay an injured worker $1.4 million in damages.
An investigation into a trainee worker's death will consider whether vehicle collision-prevention controls used at mines rely too heavily on "human behaviour", according to a NSW Mine Safety report.
The employer of a worker who was killed while performing an amended task has been acquitted of safety breaches, while the principal contractor at the site - where four other workers were severely injured - has escaped one of its OHS charges.
Anti-bullying applications slow so far; SWA releases new Codes, guides and "body sizing" report; Comcare prosecuting employer over road death; and Fatality report and safety alerts issued.
High Court rejects Australia Post's damages appeal; Comcare and FSC release annual reports; and RSRT follows up first order with plan to focus on supermarket chains.
Eighteen fatigue management tips; Comments sought on the use of fatigue and speed technology in trucks; and Don't forget to register plant and plant designs in the ACT.
A Queensland employer that was ordered to pay $369,000 in damages to a worker who injured herself walking backwards has successfully appealed the decision.
