Injured workers are "ill-prepared for the emotional experience" of the workers' comp system, and should be provided with peer support, a new report says.
A Victorian employer has been convicted and fined $375,000 following a series of safety incidents involving poorly guarded machines, while a Western Australian company and its director have been fined after a 13-year-old girl was injured.
Investigation reports on a worker's injury aren't protected by legal professional privilege, the Victorian County Court has ruled in favour of an employer in an ongoing indemnity dispute.
A Victorian employer has been convicted of failing to provide documents relating to a suspected OHS breach to the WorkCover Authority (VWA), while several other employers have been fined for neglecting to report injuries to the regulator.
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A third of Victorian mental health workers are suffering forms of psychological stress because of workplace violence, with 90 per cent of them taking sick leave as a result, according to new research.
A worker's claim that she was entitled to damages for a neck and subsequent psychological injury has been rejected in the Victorian Court of Appeal, after it found her injuries weren't considered serious.
Being hit by falling objects continues to be one of the leading causes of work-related deaths in Australia, according to a major report, which has prompted questions over Western Australia's increasing fatality rate.
The Victorian WorkCover Authority's decision to no longer publish detailed accounts of its prosecutions means employers are missing out on valuable safety information, says a safety and risk specialist.
