Stevedores on the Gorgon gas project in Western Australia refused to work on a vessel because of a safety risk that was "improbable" and "not known to have happened", Fair Work Australia has found in ordering them to cease industrial action.
Western Australian employers fined over double explosion fatality; and Victorian employer and director breached safety laws eight months after fatality conviction.
Employer fined $80k for "reckless" failure to follow manufacturer's instructions; Employer zapped with $50k fine after overlooking power line risks; Skylarking labourer fined for inflicting eye injury on colleague; Farmer's failure to take "basic safety measures" ends in arm amputation; and NSW SafeWork Awards open.
Fortescue Metals Group complied with its duty to ensure the safety of workers at its Pilbara construction camp by engaging an expert contractor to design and build the facility, the Western Australian Supreme Court has confirmed in dismissing a WorkSafe appeal.
An employer that failed to prevent employees from "deliberately" exposing themselves to a serious risk has been fined $170,500, after a Western Australian worker ignored previous warnings and fell to his death.
South Australian tribunal dismisses lunchtime-injury claim; Workplace fatality rates fluctuating; Western Australian employer handed record safety fine over security guard injury; and Global search for national rail safety boss begins.
Unions are again demanding an increase in penalty levels for negligent employers in Western Australia, after the Supreme Court halved a $180,000 fine imposed on a company and two directors over a workplace fatality.
