A groundbreaking international study has confirmed that occupational exposure to diesel engine exhaust can cause cancer. Meanwhile, the NSW EPA has announced plans to require coal mines to develop best-practice ways to cut diesel emissions.
An employer has been convicted of OHS breaches after one of its supervisors identified a hazard but failed to tell anyone or implement control measures, and a worker was subsequently struck by falling coal and seriously injured.
A Western Australian mining company has successfully appealed a decision ordering its retrial over the death of a young worker at a workplace intersection.
NSW's mirror WHS Regulation has been amended to make it more consistent with the model Regulations, to give WorkCover the power to issue on-the-spot fines for certain asbestos-related offences, and to increase prescribed fees.
A national employer has been fined at the upper limit of a penalty range recommended by Comcare, after the Federal Court found it failed to act on a foreseeable and easy-to-fix forklift risk for nearly two months before a worker sustained serious head injuries.
An employer that introduced a driver safety training program focusing on performance assessments and feedback has slashed its lost-time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) and eliminated common law injury claims.
An employer has been found not guilty of failing to ensure the safety of three contractors, after the NSW District Court found it had adequate measures to control the risk of hazardous plant and materials.
