A Regulator has withdrawn its six charges against an employer over a runaway vehicle fatality, after the employer committed $660,000 to installing collision avoidance systems and implemented new engineering controls across its fleet.
A review of investigations into workplace complaints over the management of COVID-19 shows how crucial a good safety culture can be in managing these types of risk, says Comcare NSW director of regulatory operations, Beverley Smith.
In the first comprehensive study of its kind, a team of US researchers has found clear associations between occupational pesticide use, and the loss of the sense of smell among users.
A judge has opted not to treat a prior, almost identical incident as an aggravating factor in sentencing a PCBU over a serious fall through a penetration.
A commission has rejected a worker's claim that his employer forced him to resign by refusing to buy him a desk when it directed him to work from home during the pandemic, or that its actions were in breach of its safety duties.
A PCBU with significant safety systems and dedicated WHS staff has been handed a pre-discount fine of $400,000, for failing to address the obvious risks faced by workers crossing a forklift area to go to the toilet.
Safety inspectors will be "out in force" to ensure employers are meeting their health and safety obligations as they reopen workplaces across Victoria, the State regulator says.
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Workplaces will no longer need to be on Victoria's permitted work list to open under new pandemic rules, taking effect tonight, but workers who are able to work from home must continue to do so, and safety plans remain mandatory.
