Company officers will be explicitly prohibited from taking out insurance policies for OHS fines, under a proposal to the Federal Government by South Australia's Attorney-General.
A South Australian employer that failed to guard a conveyor belt on a processing machine has been fined $66,500, after a worker's arm became caught in a pinch point, and he had to throw bins at the emergency stop button to stop the machine.
Vexatious workers' comp litigant blocked by High Court; Workers rally on anniversary of offshore deaths; and Queensland worker killed by bi-fold workshop door.
A South Australian disability services worker who failed in the "very basic task" of checking water temperature has been fined for OHS breaches, after a client suffered serious burns.
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.
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.
Two South Australian employers with inadequate or no safety procedures have been fined a total of $108,000, after an overseas student worker's leg was amputated, and a labour-hire worker sustained crush injuries.
Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd has been ordered to pay two workers, in South Australia and NSW, weekly workers' compensation, after they sustained back injuries from repetitively lifting heavy objects.
A South Australian employer that failed to properly maintain a machine's interlock switches (which were ultimately fixed for $1400), or ensure spotters kept confined-space workers in sight, has been fined $70,000. Also in this article, five Victorian entities have been fined for safety breaches.
