Organisations should define who their officers will be under the forthcoming national OHS regime in order to assist with due diligence, compliance and OHS risk management, according to an OHS lawyer.
The Victorian Government’s recently introduced workplace bullying legislation, known as Brodie’s Law, has been labeled as “inadequate” by an employment lawyer.
One worker is dead and three others have been seriously injured in separate workplace incidents across NSW in the past week, prompting WorkCover NSW to urge businesses to review their safety procedures.
The dangers of poor work practices and unguarded machinery were recently highlighted in the SA Industrial Court, with two companies fined over incidents which resulted in serious hand injuries to their workers.
A Sutherland Shire skip bin hire company and its director have been fined a total of $83,000 and ordered to pay WorkCover NSW’s legal costs after a truck driver and bin lift operator was crushed and almost killed in 2007.
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