THE CASE against Quin Investments has begun in the Industrial Relations Court over a fatal 2006 explosion at its munitions factory.
12/06/2008
COMCARE has released a new publication titled ‘Building a case to invest in OHS and organisational health’.
28/07/2009
THE SUPREME Court has upheld an appeal by a diver who was ordered to pay a total of $150,000 after being found guilty of 16 counts of dishonestly obtaining WorkCover SA income maintenance payments.
05/08/2008
IQPC says the 2009 Fatigue Prevention and Management event has a new format, helping attendees develop and implement fatigue management and prevention strategies.
10/08/2009
ADELAIDE-based United Case Holdings has been fined a total of $31,025 after a teenage worker fell from atop two packing crates and broke his wrist.
03/06/2009
SAFEWORK SA has lodged a complaint with the South Australian Magistrates Court against Quin Investments following a fatal explosion at its munitions factory two years ago.
02/05/2008
THE DISTRICT Court of Western Australia has thrown out a case brought by a worker against two companies, alleging they had failed their duty of care.
29/01/2009
ALCOA has pleaded not guilty to charges of causing pollution with criminal negligence at its Wagerup refinery, in a session at the Perth Magistrates Court.
24/07/2009
SAMMATT Investments has been convicted and fined after a butcher lost his livelihood when his right hand was trapped in the rotating blades of a meat tenderising machine.
08/05/2009
SAFEWORK SA has urged employers to ensure their workplace bullying policies are enforced, following a recent legal case in Victoria.
11/02/2010
THE NEW Zealand Department of Labour says employers need to ensure proper precautions for work in confined spaces, after judgement on a company over an asphyxiation death.
24/08/2009
LAKESIDE Packaging has been convicted and fined $100,000 as a result of a prosecution over their treatment of two Chinese workers on Section 457 visas.
03/07/2008
THE MARITIME Accident Casebook has warned listeners of its podcast about the dangers posed by improperly trained cargo surveyors.
08/04/2009
BUILDER Svein Tobiassen has been fined $35,000 for the death of a worker, after WorkSafe WA successfully appealed against an earlier dismissal of the court case.
20/05/2008
A Perth motor mechanic has won $840,000 compensation in a landmark case after he was exposed to asbestos in brake linings while working at two Ford car dealerships.
20/02/2008
A Perth hay baling company has been fined $120,000 for failing to provide a safe workplace after a man’s lower leg was torn off in a hay press machine.
11/03/2008
THE newly-formed Mines and Major Hazard Facilities team (MMHF) from SafeWork SA has hosted its first conference in South Australia.
18/03/2008
GERALDTON Fisherman’s Co-operative has been fined $60,000 for a fatal workplace fall in 2005.
26/05/2008
TOYOTA Motor Corporation Australia will stand trial in the Victorian County Court for an incident where a worker was struck on the head by a 15kg metal crane component, which had fallen about 10m.
16/03/2009
A Mildura food company has pleaded guilty in a Victoria County Court to workplace safety offences after an employee died in a forklift accident.
20/02/2008