The NSW Court of Appeal has ruled that a factory occupier's general duty of care to a contractor did not extend to warning him that the shelves he was engaged to work on might have been damaged.
A teacher who suffered an anxiety attack as a result of being transferred from his position has failed to convince the South Australian Workers Compensation Tribunal that he is entitled to compensation.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is often incorrectly described as a repetitive stress injury and is not caused by heavy computer use, according to a new report from Harvard Medical School.
ILO urges global asbestos ban to stop deaths increasing; Bullying rife in Victorian public sector, survey finds; Public warning on safety tour scholarship scams; Australia and NZ to crack down on safety at demolition sites; and Tasmanian fatalities prompt call for greater safety focus.
The Victorian Court of Appeal has clarified that even a partner who receives only small contributions from a worker can be entitled to "dependent partner" compensation after a workplace death.
A new Australian Safety and Compensation Council report has proposed a range of measures to improve the focus on safety at the design stage of plant and equipment.
A NSW employer that failed to have in place an adequate system for reporting and rectifying faults in its vehicles has been fined $95,000 after a fatality.
The various Australian jurisdictions introduced a wide range of important workplace health and safety legislation during the final quarter of 2005. Check this summary to ensure you didn't miss anything.
In its first article for 2006, OHS Alert rounds up all the safety-related events that occurred over the Christmas/new year break. Items include: Two new employers set to opt out of state schemes; ACT executives fined $36,000 over hangar collapse; NSW, Queensland launch High Court challenge to WorkChoices; NSW seeking further submissions to OHS Act review; Victorian employer fined $50,000 over chemical explosion; and Latest safety alerts and publications.
