Two Queensland workers who were assaulted by colleagues have lost their breach of contract claims, after the District Court found the attacks weren't reasonably foreseeable.
Five entities have been ordered to pay more than $270,000 in fines and costs, after a teacher was killed, and other safety incidents. Also in this article, two rural workers have been fatally crushed by vehicles.
Vexatious workers' comp litigant blocked by High Court; Workers rally on anniversary of offshore deaths; and Queensland worker killed by bi-fold workshop door.
The death of a Queensland mine worker - whose loader fell into a stope - could have been prevented if a safety measure used at a neighbouring mine had been adopted, the State Coroner has found.
A South Australian employer that failed to assess the risks of retrieving documents from a loft has been fined $80,000, after a worker fell through the ceiling. Also in this article, a Queensland employer has committed to spending $125,000 on height training and other initiatives - in lieu of a safety prosecution.
WA employer fined $100k after worker injured in foreseeable explosion; NT, Qld and WA regulators issue alerts after death and other incidents; and SA inspectors to focus on high-risk work licences.
An employer that failed to require its workers to wear protective gloves while using sharp knives has been ordered to pay an injured worker nearly $340,000 in damages.
The Queensland Coroner has recommended the mandatory use of hazard-reducing devices (HRDs) for welding work, after a worker was electrocuted while welding in humid conditions.
A Queensland employer that failed to crack down on racist jokes in the workplace has escaped a damages bill, after the Supreme Court found the psychologically injured victim of the jokes actively participated in the banter.
First NT employer fined under model WHS Act; Two in five incapacitated workers unsure of RTW goals; WorkCover SA overhaul to include early-intervention call centre; Qld employers' absence rates and reputations to improve under new wellbeing program; and Alert and video released after young workers killed.
