Measles alert issued after Qld worker diagnosed with the disease; WA regulator calls for safer approach after sixth agriculture death; and Western Australian workplace safety awards open.
A security officer who claimed his psychological injury was caused by a co-worker's aggressive behaviour has had his workers' comp claim dismissed, after the Queensland IRC found his condition arose from his mistaken belief that managers failed to act on his concerns.
Injury prevention hinges on worker input; SWA releases new guides on airborne contaminants and cyanide; and Entries for Queensland and Victorian OHS awards due soon.
An employer that inspected a ladder and found it was safe and secure - immediately before it broke and injured a worker - isn't liable for the worker's injuries, the Queensland Supreme Court has ruled.
A Queensland employer has been ordered to pay nearly $370,000 in damages to a worker who was injured while demonstrating a technique for dealing with aggressive people.
OHS regulators and police in NSW, Queensland and Victoria are investigating a construction death, two fatalities involving quad bikes, a mining incident that left a man a quadriplegic, and a manufacturing incident that left a woman with serious crush injuries.
A Queensland care provider has committed to spend nearly $400,000 - in lieu of prosecution - on training workers in manual handling and on other safety initiatives, after an elderly resident sustained serious injuries.
In this update, OHS Alert revisits all the important OHS and workers' compensation legislative changes made in the first quarter of 2013. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.
