A second PCBU has been convicted over a worker's two-metre fall, and fined more heavily than the first PCBU, after its failure to consult and coordinate with other parties on a task it knew to be dangerous resulted in the incident.
Twenty WHS Codes of Practice have been updated in Queensland, while an amended Code for managing workplace electrical risks has been approved, and asbestos regulations have been changed.
Ahead of introducing a WHS Bill creating the offence of industrial manslaughter, the NSW Opposition has highlighted the deterrent effect of tougher safety laws, and raised concerns about a recent case where a company avoided category-1 charges for a fatality-causing offence "of the utmost objective gravity".
> Substandard electrical work created fatal risk, individual fined; > Workers' comp fraudster caught doing ride-share work; > Inspection launch highlights work-related COVID duties in Vic; and > New gas safety framework commences in Tas.
> Easing of COVID restrictions accelerated for offices; > Diesel threshold commences in NSW, regulatory approach revealed; > Company charged with category-1 safety breach of HVNL; and > Did you miss our latest major WHS and COVID review?
