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2:01PM

No safety breach behind $8 million mystery fall

A crane driver left tetraplegic after falling 1.5 metres to the ground has failed to prove his accident, which he cannot remember and no one saw, was caused by the negligence of any of the four companies operating at a Western Australian Goldfields site.

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3:38PM

Breach of "golden" safety rule warranted dismissal; and more

Breach of "golden" safety rule warranted dismissal; and Aviation deaths, safety alerts and other news from around Australia.

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3:39PM

High Court rules on engineering controls, worker wins $265K

In a 3-2 decision, the High Court has found a Western Australian supplier that failed to implement engineering controls - that might have prevented an incident - was liable for an injury.

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3:23PM

Alcohol reading the day after work drinks warranted dismissal

An engineer who was required to attend a work-related dinner - where alcoholic drinks were served - and failed a urine test the following morning was rightly dismissed, Fair Work Australia has ruled.

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