The NSW Court of Appeal has rejected a principal contractor's claim that it didn't have "any right" to require a subcontractor to provide safe equipment.
Two employers that were fined for OHS breaches after a worker's leg was amputated have now been ordered to pay the man more than $2.2 million in damages.
A workplace where a trainee was killed in a vehicle collision relied too heavily on administrative safety controls for traffic, and didn't assess the specific risks for night shift, a NSW Mine Safety investigation has found.
A NSW company and its executives breached consumer laws in telling employers, through unsolicited telemarketing calls, that they were required by OHS laws to buy the types of wall charts and first-aid kits that it sold, the Federal Court has found.
An employer has been ordered to pay a worker more than $3.8 million in damages for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), after one of his colleagues attempted to murder him by throwing him over a fourth-floor balcony.
The workers' compensation schemes in five jurisdictions will be amended, and employer premiums increased, under one of the Federal Government's preferred options for ensuring catastrophically injured workers are supported for life.
