Browsing: Workplace safety

FRI
2:57PM

Safety penalties of $13m imposed for White Island disaster

Five of the 13 entities charged over the New Zealand volcanic eruption that killed 22 tourists and workers in 2019 have been ordered to pay a total of $13 million in workplace safety fines and reparations, in a case providing a "catastrophic example" of what can happen when safety duties are ignored.



FRI
1:03PM

THU
3:50PM

EU-OSHA unpacks impact of psychosocial risks during pandemic and ongoing hazards

A major study spanning the European Union has found the COVID-19 pandemic was a "formative event" for workers' mental health. It found many workers experienced increasing stress, mainly linked to two factors, and employers must continue to proactively monitor potentially health-damaging working conditions.



WED
3:55PM

WED
2:28PM

Court clarifies level of detail needed in WHS permits after managers delay follow-up safety inspection

Two company managers' needless insistence that a union official clarify the particulars of his WHS entry permit was a "gossamer-thin" justification for delaying his safety inspection, a court has found in a scathing ruling reiterating the practical purpose of permits.



TUE
3:40PM

Four-day week reducing stress and absences at Medibank

A Medibank trial giving workers "the gift" of time recouped from fewer meetings, more autonomy and saying no to less-value work, has decreased stress levels and significantly reduced sick leave in some workers, according to a senior executive.


TUE
2:15PM

Second major assessment of WHS regulator slams slow response to emerging WHS risks

A major review of a WHS regulator has been quickly followed by a highly critical audit, which found the regulator lacks effective strategies for dealing with emerging WHS threats, and took about eight years to "actively and sufficiently respond" to the dangers of engineered stone.


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