A major company has successfully challenged an order, from an unfair dismissal case it was not involved in, requiring an allegedly unsafe labour-hire worker to be reassigned to its premises.
A PCBU has been found guilty of WHS breaches, for failing to properly supervise and train a worker so he could identify tasks he was prohibited from undertaking.
Industrial manslaughter provisions should be amended in Queensland to ensure all companies that negligently cause a worker's death can be prosecuted, according to a major inquiry report that also makes important recommendations on safety metrics.
A labour-hire company has been found not guilty of WHS breaches involving inadequate guarding and finger injuries, with a court finding its safety consultation process was "seriously compromised" by the representations of a host employer.
An employer has been convicted and fined $150,000, plus $32,500 in costs, for allowing an unqualified labourer to perform a high-risk crane task, which resulted in a heavy load falling on two workers.
An employer with a long history of safety contraventions has been fined for opting to implement its preferred height safety measures, at a site where a backpacker worker was killed in a fall, instead of the measures prescribed by law.
Highlighting the flaws in an expert report on job rotation, obtained by an injured worker, has helped two employers successfully challenge a ruling that they breached their duty of care to the worker by requiring her to perform repetitive tasks.
A principal contractor has been found guilty of WHS breaches resulting in the death of a worker crushed by an unrestrained object, after unsuccessfully arguing the obligation to maintain safety in the relevant work area fell to a specialist subcontractor.
A host employer's failure to amend a safe working procedure featuring outdated and unsafe PPE requirements contributed to a labour-hire worker suffering serious entanglement injuries, a court has found.
