Reducing suicide rates under Mates in Construction's suicide-prevention strategy is not only good for workers and their families, but saves industry and government millions of dollars, according to a report.
An employer that failed to include a risk-response process in a machine's standard operating procedure has been fined nearly $50,000, after a worker was dragged into the machine and suffered severe leg fractures.
An organisation has slashed its incident-related costs by 93 per cent, by giving "peer groups" more control over safety decisions and targets, a conference has heard.
Western Australia has tabled a draft mirror Work Health and Safety Bill, which, despite the State Government's long-term position on fines, includes the same maximum penalties as the model version of the laws.
A worker whose back injury resulted from repetitive manual tasks has been denied damages, after the Queensland District Court found there was no evidence that any wrongful act or omission by her employer contributed to her condition.
Employers will no longer be required to obtain AS/NZS 4801:2001 certification before tendering for Commonwealth construction projects, under a plan to free up the Federal Safety Commissioner to target unsafe companies.
A national employer reduced the number of provisional improvement notices issued by HSRs at its Victorian sites by 87 per cent, under a program designed to improve the relationship between safety reps and frontline leaders, the annual Safety Psychology Conference has heard.
