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WED
3:21PM

Employer that tackled non-core task fined after serious fall

A South Australian winery has blemished its 100-year safety record and been fined $90,000 after tackling a "non-core" task for which it had no expertise and no effective systems. Also in this article, a rural employer with "no understanding" of its OHS obligations has been fined after a worker was hospitalised - twice.


THU
1:01PM

"Don't rest on your laurels," employers warned as JH fined $255K

Employers that develop comprehensive safety systems must "always be alert to ensure that those systems are adhered to and enforced", a judge has emphasised in fining two John Holland companies $255,000 for OHS breaches.


WED
2:53PM

TUE
10:58AM

FRI
11:40AM

Facebook "plankers" sacked and fined for OHS breaches; and more

Facebook "plankers" sacked and fined for OHS breaches; WA employer fined for breaching fatigue laws - again; Safety laws tweaked to cover CHOGM volunteers; and Seacare releases confined spaces guide.


THU
12:13PM

TUE
2:11PM

MON
2:11PM

Workers face jail, fines as regulator cracks down on "pranks"

A tradesperson who shot an apprentice in the eye with a nail gun could be jailed, and two workers caught "planking" on the job face fines, in two cases that show WorkSafe Victoria is prepared to crack down on unsafe skylarking.


MON
12:18PM

Poor storage claims another young life, employer gets record fine

A small business that failed to store sheet materials safely has received one of the highest workplace safety fines in Western Australian history, after a pre-apprentice was killed. Also in this article, WorkCover NSW is investigating a Port Botany fatality.


WED
1:27PM

Employer takes OHS "control" dispute to High Court; and more

Victorian employer Baiada takes OHS "control" dispute to High Court; Worker exposed to asbestos three times awarded $1.15 million; Qld employer fined for insulation death as WA commences switchroom campaign; and ACT regulator publishes guide to Workplace Privacy Act.


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