> WHS amendments mandate "competent" managers in SA; > WHS conviction and $400k fine followed by NSW blitz; and > Beaconsfield rescuer fronts worker and family support group.
An employer has been fined $400,000 over the death of an inexperienced worker, in a decision that could jeopardise its ability to tender for Commonwealth-funded work.
> Daily inspections missed height risk; > Alternative safety plan overridden before electric shock; and > Three-year strategy focuses on safety of Vic healthcare workers.
> Employer fined $850k over missing SWMS and fatality; > Individual convicted for hindering WHS investigation; and > More WHS offences attract on-the-spot fines in NT.
> NSW employers warned on COVID fines and enforcement plans; > Comcare issues reminder on coronavirus notifications; and > SA relaunches WHS audit prompted by fatalities.
A PCBU that took it upon itself to install guard rails around a void, despite instructions to the contrary, has been convicted and fined for WHS breaches, along with its director.
> NSW launches COVID-19 work guidance, addresses misconceptions; > PCBUs warned after worker killed by damaged gate; > Revamped WHS regulator to focus on climate change and violence; and > ACTU applauds Vic's broader workplace death definition.
A PCBU and the man it relied on to prevent workers accessing unprotected edges have been convicted and fined a total of $165,000, plus $50,000 in costs, after a worker was severely injured in a four-metre fall.
Three NSW PCBUs, including a major supplier of mobile equipment and a company with a prior fatality-related conviction, have been convicted and fined a total of nearly $800,000, after two workers suffered traumatic brain injuries and a third was killed in a fall.
> WHS Amendment Bill bypasses health privacy laws in NSW; > WHS regulators issue warnings after lion attack, other incidents; > Qld announces workers' comp premium rate for 2020-21; and > Labour-hire licensing scheme narrowed in SA.
