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"Fake" WorkSafe psychologist jailed for five years; Builders back Victoria's "odd" harmonisation demands; WA premiums to increase for the second time in three months; and Queensland mining sector announces falling injury rate, issues three safety alerts.
The Queensland Supreme Court has upheld a District Court decision and awarded $240,000 in damages to a secretary who was injured lifting a box of paper, after it rejected her employer's claim the lift was an "ordinary task".
Workers who have greater expertise than their employers or supply their own equipment are not necessarily subcontractors under the Accident Compensation Act, a judge has found in awarding an injured Victorian worker more than $900,000 in damages.
Injured Odco contractor not an "employee"; Unions call for removal of all asbestos as WorkSafe ACT shuts down worksites; and Cancer comp laws for firefighters one step closer.
Two Queensland employers that failed to alert employees to a trip hazard have been ordered to pay more than $550,000 to a worker who was injured while taking a shortcut over a knee-high barrier chain.
A recent Fair Work Australia decision has shown just how important it is for managers to lead by example on safety, and how costly it can be for employers if they don't.
An ACT transport company that could have improved its potentially disastrous system for securing loads for a few hundred dollars has been ordered pay an injured driver $250,000 in damages.
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.
Holidaying carers guilty of $64K WorkSafe fraud; Research finds no trace of mobile phone/tumour link, says industry body; SA Unions call for fairer workers' comp scheme; and WorkCover NSW investigating Orica spill and finger amputations.
More workers could be encouraged to claim compensation for work-related hearing loss, after the NSW WCC found that tinnitus can tip claimants over the permanent impairment threshold.
