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Recent Judgement Explains Who is an Officer Under the WHS Laws
The ACT Industrial Magistrates Court has delivered the first judgement in Australia interpreting the meaning of “officer” under the harmonised Work Health & Safety Act, which operates in all States and Territories except Victoria and Western Australia. In the case of B McKie v Muni Al-Hasani, Kenoss Contractors Pty Ltd (in liq) [2015] ACTIC 1, Read More …
WA Company Fined After Worker Suffers Serious Fall
A manufacturer of electrical switchboards was found guilty of failing to provide and maintain a safe working environment in breach of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. after two workers were seriously injured when they fell from a scissor lift. In the incident which occurred on 25 February 2013, the two workers were in a Read More …
State Updates
New South Wales Independent Investigation into loose Fill Asbestos The Heads of Asbestos Coordination Authorities (HACA) has engaged PriceWaterhouseCoopers to conduct an independent investigation into loose-fill asbestos in New South Wales, and is providing free ceiling insulation testing to identify the full extent of affected homes across the State. Residents who are in homes built Read More …
Compliance News – Company Fined After Worker is Injured
A South Australian company has been convicted and fined $59,500 plus costs, after pleading guilty to a breach of s19(1) of the Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act 1986. On 26 July 2012 a 29-year-old employee sustained injuries to both arms when he fell from a 2.6- metre-high diesel tank upon which he was performing Read More …