A national employer has been fined at the upper limit of a penalty range recommended by Comcare, after the Federal Court found it failed to act on a foreseeable and easy-to-fix forklift risk for nearly two months before a worker sustained serious head injuries.
An employer that introduced a driver safety training program focusing on performance assessments and feedback has slashed its lost-time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) and eliminated common law injury claims.
A judge has rejected a worker's claim that her employer took adverse action against her in sacking her for making a bullying complaint against managers, finding she was dismissed for performance issues and reacting poorly to criticism.
Renowned OHS academic Professor Michael Quinlan has identified 10 "pattern causes" that repeatedly recur in workplace disasters - and worker behaviour isn't one of them.
The Queensland Coroner has recommended that Australian Standards for mobile cranes be amended to address free-fall functions, after a worker was killed when he was struck by a section of a power-line tower.
The Federal Court has found that an injured worker's entitlement to recover the costs of travelling for medical treatment must be assessed on a trip-by-trip basis, but acknowledged that this could disadvantage those who need to make multiple journeys.
A new Safe Work Australia report has confirmed that certain nanomaterials could cause mesothelioma, while Europe's peak safety agency has outlined steps employers can take to reduce the risk of workers developing cancer.
A union organiser who allegedly ignored OHS rules at the Barangaroo construction site, before having his entry permit suspended for concealing his criminal past, is just one of a score of CFMEU officials currently being prosecuted for safety and entry breaches.
The salaries of junior work health and safety professionals have soared, with those who perform "a lot of grunt work" on project start-ups earning more than their direct managers in some jurisdictions, according to safesearch's 2014-15 remuneration survey.
