Bloomfield Collieries Pty Ltd has committed more than half a million dollars to promote safety around trucks, as well as to improved mental health tools, following the death of a
Worker injured by forklift, employer fined $80,000 for failing to induct contractors
The importance of adequately communicating safety procedures to contractors has been highlighted this week, with a NSW Court found a company guilty under sections 19 and 32 of the State
First ever WHS-related prison sentence handed down over 2017 workplace death
A Victorian employer has been sentenced to six months in prison and fined $10,000 (additional $7,336 in costs) for breaching section 24 and 32 of the Victorian OHS Act: Duties
James Hardie back in court, record compensation payment reduced
More than a decade after James Hardie made headlines for failing to protect workers from asbestos material it knew would harm them, the company is back in court.
Renewed focus on WHS risk management as heatwave sweeps Australia
Following the Bureau of Meteorology’s latest annual climate statement, three-month forecast and the extended heat conditions over much of Australia, work safety authorities have issued special heat warnings to employers.