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Fines imposed on two related companies after a worker was killed have been increased from a total of $450,000 to $1.5 million, with the Victorian Court of Appeal stressing that prosecutors aren't required to prove that a safety breach caused an incident.
A sacked worker's $46,000 award has been quashed by a Fair Work Commission full bench, which found his unsuccessful attempt to report a serious safety issue to a supervisor lacked diligence.
An employer that trained workers in lock-out procedures and ladder safety, but failed to "monitor and enforce" what was taught, has been convicted of OHS breaches.
A mechanic who was sacked after the wheels fell off a bus he had worked on would have been aware of the correct maintenance procedures if he read the work order properly, a commission has found.
A court has upheld fatality-related OHS charges against an employer and three company officers, including an executive whose tenure ended four months before the fatality occurred.
An employer has been refused permission to amend its fatigue management procedures to reduce the number of rest breaks per shift, because it failed to obtain unanimous agreement from a cross-section of workers.
A major employer has unsuccessfully argued that the Fair Work Commission only has jurisdiction to make stop-bullying orders if there is a "discernibly identifiable" rather than "speculative" risk of the applicant being bullied in future.
A worker crushed by a forklift has been granted leave to seek damages for pain and suffering, after the Victorian Court of Appeal found that while he retained the majority of his functions, his capacity to enjoy his hobbies was "substantially impaired".
Two train drivers who committed serious safety breaches deserved sanctions, but the uncertainty, embarrassment and stress they endured during their employer's protracted investigation should have been taken into account when determining their penalties, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Hirers could avoid paying contractor drivers minimum "safe rates" until January 2020, under a draft remuneration-order variation proposed by the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal.