An Adelaide man has won a landmark $3 million compensation case against former asbestos manufacturer James Hardie after he developed a rare form of mesothelioma. Mathew Werfel was exposed to…
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A major retailer has been fined $150,000 without conviction after a truck driver’s foot was crushed when he was twice run over by a mobile shipping container transporter. Share this…
A Toowoomba builder has been fined $75,000 following a workplace incident that left a young worker with serious physical and psychological injuries. The company pleaded guilty in the Toowoomba Magistrates…
Stop and take a moment to look around your office, workplace, or wherever you may be sitting. Spot at least five of your colleagues? Odds are one of them has…
In 2011, Safe Work Australia developed a single set of Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws which have been implemented almost nationwide. These are referred to as ‘model’ laws and…
FIVE deaths and 56 hospitalisations in three years are the sobering statistics behind an industry push for urgent improvements to livestock ramp safety standards in Victoria. “I think the days…
A $390,000 fine imposed on South Australia Police over the death of a woman working at its Adelaide Hills training centre is among the largest in the state for breaching…
A new code of practice and electrical safety regulations will commence next month to enhance safety in the growing commercial solar farm industry. The Construction and operation of solar farms Code…
The first individual prosecuted under the Northern Territory’s workplace heath and safety laws has been fined $20,000 for his role in the death of a father “in the prime of…
A man who posed as a qualified electrician to get work in homes around south-east Queensland has been fined $100,000 in the Brisbane Magistrates Court. Amilcar Appel posed as a…