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QLD Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 Passed
The QLD parliament has passed the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015. The Bill implements election commitments made by the Government as part of the Improving safety for Queenslanders at work policy. In particular, the Government committed to restoring elements of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) that Read More …
Construction Company Fined for Allowing Unlicenced Workers to Operate an EWP
A Victorian construction company has been fined for allowing un-licenced workers to operate a boom type elevating work platform. The Company was the principal contractor for the construction of a service station, when it engaged a second company to supply and install roof plumbing works to the service station canopy. The roof plumber engaged two Read More …
Engineering Company Fined Over Workers Injury
A NSW engineering company has been fined $150,000 after a boilermaker lost part of his foot when a steel beam weighing more than half a tonne fell on him. On 14 September 2013, the 30 year old boilermaker was moving and unpacking steel beams when three beams fell from their frame with one beam which Read More …
$60,000 Fine for Poor Guarding on Gizzard Machine
A major chicken processing company was convicted and fined $60,000 and ordered to pay $3895 in costs for inadequate guarding that led to a worker severely injuring her arm. The company pleaded guilty to one charge of breaching the OHS Act 2004 by failing to provide and maintain plant that was safe and without risks to Read More …
Performance Management Crucial for Dealing with Underperforming Employees
Performance management makes perfect business sense where you have an employee who would clearly benefit from some guidance and management. However, is it really that important where the employee’s under-performance has been ongoing and is unlikely to improve? This is a reasonable question that businesses may ask, particularly in today’s financial climate. Performance management takes Read More …
Engineering Company Fined Over Workers Death
The 48 year old fitter and machinist was performing maintenance work on a crane when it fell over, pinning him between the crane and the arm of another crane. The incident occurred at a Western Sydney site where the company supplied, maintained and serviced cranes used by the Royal Australian Navy. At the time of Read More …
Company Fined $5,000 for Injury to Apprentice
A flooring installer has been fined $5000 after a labour hire apprentice suffered serious cuts to his hand while using an unguarded saw. The company pleaded to guilty to failing to provide a safe work environment for a labour hire worker. The company was constructing a floating timber floor at a residential dwelling in Ascot. The Read More …
Demolition Company Fined $120,000 After Worker’s Skull Pierced by Steel Bar
A Sydney demolition company has been fined $120,000 over an incident in 2013 where a worker’s skull was pierced by steel bar that flew into the cabin of the excavator he was operating. The Company was found guilty in the District Court after being charged with a breach of the Work Health and Safety Act Read More …