A South Australian employer that allowed workers to use a forklift to open and close a faulty roller door has been fined $66,000 for safety breaches. Also in this article, an employer has been fined after a safety consultant it engaged failed to identify a pinch point on a press.
An employer that developed a new, certifiable tool in consultation with staff to eliminate all manual handling aspects of an awkward maintenance task, is one of the winners of the 2013 Comcare awards. Also in this article, the winners of the WorkCover SA awards have been announced, while the start date of the national heavy vehicle safety law has been delayed indefinitely.
Workers' comp fraudster receives suspended prison sentence; SISA winners announced as new NCSI board elected; and National workplace death toll climbs to 116.
Abetz new Employment Minister, Abbott announces ministry; HSRs in SA must complete WHS bridging course; and WHS exemptions granted to Queensland boiler operators.
A South Australian worker's back injury arose from performing physical duties at work over 14 years, and not from moving furniture at home, as contended by his employer, the WCT has found.
The Greens have warned of the safety risks associated with offering financial incentives to complete projects quickly, after the CFMEU raised concerns over the rushed redevelopment of the Adelaide Oval.
An employer took adverse action against a train driver - following a train crash - in sacking him for failing to undertake a competency assessment when he felt "violently ill", the Federal Circuit Court has found.
