A Victorian manufacturer and a Queensland cruise ship company have been fined a total of $320,000 for guarding, training and Code breaches, after two workers were killed in separate incidents.
Managing noise creates less stressful workplaces; National rail safety laws progress in Tasmania and NSW; Host employer fined for interlock breach after worker dragged into machine; and Employers urged to ramp up safety for hay and cyclone seasons.
All second-stage model Codes of Practice finalised; Two Victorian employers fined after confined-space death and fall; and Falling injury rates deliver low Victorian workers' comp premiums.
Victorian employer fined $90k for informal training process; Business blitz issues 85 improvement notices; and Tasmanian employers urged to attend workshops with new WHS Act looming.
Worker with cancer allegedly sacked for sick-leave request; Cheap safety strap would have averted $42k fine; Hierarchy of controls must be followed for height work; and Safety reviews urged after work deaths and amputation.
FIFO miner dies from drug not detected in urine tests; Esso fined for another OHS breach at Longford; ACT business owner fined for assaulting OHS inspector; and NSW workers' comp fraudsters ordered to repay money.
Vic employer fined $200k for vehicle breaches after elderly man killed; State-of-connection test released for ACT employers; and Asbestos training mandatory for many ACT workers.
The recent doubling of a large fatality-related fine in Victoria shows that employers must go the extra mile to ensure employees and contractors are adhering to their safety management systems, according to an OHS lawyer.
Training not provided to worker who was crushed to death; Employers fined $105k after fridge falls on worker's foot; and Time and thought needed for implementation of safe practices.
A fatality fine imposed on a Victorian employer, whose OHS manager allowed workers to disregard safety procedures, has been doubled to $500,000 on appeal.
