Employers have been urged by the Victorian Coroner to look beyond administrative risk control measures, after an experienced worker was killed when he entered a crush zone while working alone.
A major employer has been ordered to reinstate a worker who was sacked for starting a fight, while the Victorian Government has introduced a new system for responding to patient violence in public hospitals.
Seven Victorian employers have been fined a total of nearly $200,000 for safety breaches, while WorkSafe is reminding employers that new workers' compensation laws - and the regulator's new name - take effect on 1 July.
A worker's current schizophrenia is unrelated to a 1999 work incident that exacerbated his psychiatric condition, the Victorian Supreme Court has ruled in upholding a WorkCover medical panel's finding.
A Randstad employment analyst has highlighted the link between playing sport and improved worker health and productivity, while Victoria is encouraging city workers to get out of the office and participate in belly dancing classes or guided lunchtime walks.
Workers' comp cheats under scrutiny; WorkCover WA targeting lapsed policies and other breaches; and Comcare launches tool to reduce organisational-change injuries.
Employers fined for powerline and notification breaches; Draft manual handling Code released for comment in Victoria; SA Greens reintroduce cancer Bill; Three farm deaths in NSW prompt safety call; and NSW safety awards open.
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An employer has committed $100,000 to a manual handling study, while a second employer has promised to provide extensive safety training to its workers and supervisors, after they were both accused of OHS breaches.
A Victorian employer was entitled to assume a worker was capable of performing a managerial role without sustaining a stress-related psych injury, the Court of Appeal has ruled in dismissing the worker's damages claim.
