An employer's lack of response to complaints about potential trip hazards was critical in it being found negligent in the NSW Court of Appeal recently.
Leading workplace lawyers are concerned that the Howard Government’s IR reforms could lead to an upsurge in the use of OHS as a lever in industrial disputes.
OHS roles have been at the forefront of salary growth in the HR sector, according to a comprehensive salary survey released today by leading recruitment company Hays.
A North Queensland shipbuilding company has won an appeal against an OHS conviction in a case that raises some key issues about the operation of the state's Workplace Safety and Health Act.
The NSW Court of Appeal has affirmed the evolving principle that workers with no control over their workplace system and who adhere to that system, will rarely be found guilty of contributory negligence.
A new study shows that a very simple instruction program to improve personal hygiene can significantly lower blood lead levels in workers in occupations exposed to the metal.
The WA Mine Safety Improvement Group has recommended sweeping changes to OHS regulation in the State's resources industry based on a "safety case regime" similar to that used to regulate major hazard facilities in Victoria.
One of Australia's foremost authorities on employment law, former NSW Industrial Relations Commission Judge Jim Macken, has been appointed as the independent head of a special committee set up by the NSW Government to make final recommendations on the definition of "worker" in workers compensation legislation.
One of Australia's largest beef processors is putting up a spirited defence against a range of OHS charges, successfully arguing this week that WorkCover's prosecution had abused the trial process.
