A worker who was sacked for safety breaches, after the wheels fell off a public bus, has been awarded compensation, after a commission full bench found there was a "gap" in the instructions he allegedly ignored.
An employer that failed to conduct daily checks of a hoist's safety mechanisms, as recommended by the manufacturer's manual, has been convicted over a worker's death. Meanwhile, a business has been fined for traffic management breaches after a forklift incident.
A company director, who decided to proceed with height work after a shipment of safety rails didn't turn up, has been convicted of WHS breaches. Meanwhile, a regulator has warned of the risks of unloading pipes from trailers, after two serious incidents.
Two employers have been fined a total of $525,000, after a labour-hire worker was allowed to stand in what should have been an exclusion zone, before being fatally struck by a one-tonne falling object.
An injured worker's common law claim against a principal contractor has been rejected, after an appeal court found that none of the factors that could impose a duty of care on a principal existed in his case.
A commissioner has upheld the dismissal of a worker whose reckless safety breach didn't come to light until after he was sacked for unsubstantiated reasons.
A host employer has been ordered to pay nearly $600,000 to a worker who injured her back using incorrect work methods, after a court of appeal majority confirmed that it failed to ensure she had "absorbed" her instructions.
An employer that modified a machine without conducting a risk assessment has been fined for safety breaches, after a worker's fingers were amputated. Meanwhile, another employer has been allowed to withdraw its OHS guilty plea, after discovering an injured worker might have ignored a warning sign.
