A coronial inquest into the death of an Australia Post motorcyclist, who was struck by reversing machinery, has made recommendations for reducing public safety hazards around work sites, and highlighted cross-jurisdictional issues that hampered the regulatory response to the incident.
> BHP failed to mark unsafe work road; > Parliamentary committee seeks feedback on NT manslaughter Bill; and > Bill narrows labour-hire scheme with WHS test in SA.
An employer that allowed a substation where a double fatality occurred to be used as a storeroom has been fined for access and egress breaches, while the Department of Defence has been charged with three category 2 WHS breaches, after a man's leg was amputated.
An employer negligently relied on a very experienced and highly regarded worker to perform his tasks safely, a court has found in awarding the worker nearly $1 million in injury damages.
> Sleep deprivation a "dangerous cycle" for workers and employers; > SWMS failure leads to $100k safety fine; and > Changing safe system of work causes serious fall.
The first of four entities charged after a teenage worker died has been fined over a supervisor's failure to tackle non-conformance issues. Meanwhile, a major employer that failed to implement its documented unloading procedures has been fined after a delivery driver was run over by mobile plant - twice.
A coronial inquest into the death of a worker addicted to the opioid oxycodone, prescribed for an ankle injury, has heard the treatment of chronic pain should focus on patients' mental health rather than "numbing" their symptoms.
