Creating significantly better injury management outcomes relies on a number of different factors being brought together into a clear, well managed HR process, according to an injury management expert.
OHS professionals need to improve their negotiation skills if they are to gain the executive support and financial backing required for developing and implementing comprehensive safety plans, according to a US safety expert.
Fonterra Australia fined $300K over fatally unsafe stacking system
Unsafe storage has resulted in an industry-wide warning from WorkSafe Victoria after dairy products manufacturer, Fonterra Australia, was recently convicted and fined $300,000 in the Melbourne County Court.
Room for improvement in compensated injury fatalities
There were 194 compensated fatalities recorded in Australia for the 2009–10 period, according to Safe Work Australia’s latest Comparative Performance Monitoring report on work health and safety and workers’ compensation outcomes.
A serial offender prosecuted by WorkSafe Victoria for the fourth time told an inspector potentially life-saving fall protection was “at home” while two of his subcontractors installed a roof and gutters on a house in December last year.
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