A man who developed silicosis after working with engineered stone products has called for the products to be banned to prevent more people developing the disease. “There’s no way you…
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In this New South Wales District Court decision, an employer was found liable for the deliberate actions of a manager who verbally and physically bullied the plaintiff over a period…
R U OK? Ambassador and MATES in Construction Field Officer Justin Geange highlights the importance of looking out for your mates on your worksite. What is ‘MATES in Construction’? MATES…
In June 2019, a worker suffered traumatic injuries to both arms after being trapped by a pulling winch. The winch was used on a vegetable growing farm to pull liners…
The horrific series of events leading up to a man’s death during a terrible workplace incident has been revealed after he was sucked into a woodchipper in Sydney’s north on…
As a growing number of Australian businesses turn to AS/NZS ISO 45001, Standards Australia (SA) has officially classified AS/NZS 4801:2001, Occupational health and safety management systems as “available superseded”. The…
The Western Australian government has announced a new Work Health and Safety Bill that includes industrial manslaughter offences punishable by up to 20 years’ imprisonment. The new offences also carry…
A Melbourne director and his security company have been convicted and fined a total of $116,250 for repeatedly bullying employees in the workplace. John Bernard Moncrieff and Monjon (Australia) Pty…
An Adelaide construction supervisor who doused an apprentice in flammable liquid before setting his clothes on fire in an act of “gross stupidity” has been handed a $21,000 fine. Tad-Mar…
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…