A toxic safety culture not only arises from inadequate processes and procedures, but when workers are cynical and "game-playing" surrounds the reporting of injuries, according to risk expert Robert Long.
Two employers fined $100k over missing guard after amputation; MaxiTRANS enters $200k safety undertaking; WorkSafe releases new safety standard for high-risk industry; Alerts issued after 30 mobile-plant rollovers and other incidents; and Public defibrillators linked to high heart attack survival rate.
Reintroducing common law access under the proposed WorkCover SA overhaul will add complexity without improving safety, according to a Donaldson Walsh Lawyers partner, who adds that workers with significant injuries could lose out under the reforms.
OHS salaries in Brisbane and Melbourne are expected to remain at 2013 levels this year, while the average salaries of Sydney's highest paid safety managers are likely to drop by $20,000, according to a global survey.
A subcontractor who provided "perfunctory" inductions, and failed to demonstrate how to properly lift materials, has been ordered to pay an injured worker more than $330,000 in damages.
More OHS fraud comes to light; Mine inspections reveal blocked escape routes; and NSW orders more Cootes inspections as WorkCover releases safety guide.
It has cost an ACT employer $60 a week to change its workers' attitudes towards being healthy by making fruit and vegetables readily available at the workplace.
Some 31 of the 45 national reforms aimed at reducing regulatory variations between the states and territories, and saving businesses $4 billion in the process, have been achieved or are on track, but a COAG report shows a number of safety-related reforms have a long way to go.
A worker who claimed her severe hearing loss was caused by her noisy office and high-pitched telephone noises has had her workers' compensation claim rejected.
With the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) taking effect next week, employers are being advised to assess whether they are part of the road transport chain of responsibility (CoR).
