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- May 17, 2012 at 12:55 pm, by Safety Culture
Company and director convicted and fined for second time in four years
No commentsPhoto: WorkSafe Victoria An Epping-based business and its company director have been prosecuted over serious workplace health and safety charges for the second time in four years. The company and its director were convicted and fined a total of $ 124,000 after being charged under the Occupational Health and Safety Act over safety violations in Continue Reading
- May 16, 2012 at 12:53 pm, by Safety Culture
Free return to work forum at Sanctuary Lakes
No commentsWorkSafe will conduct a free workshop which is aimed at providing employers with the tools and tips they need to assist injured workers back to work after injury. The event will take place in Sanctuary Lakes on 24 May. The two-and-a-half hour workshop will focus on the knowledge and communication skills required by employers to improve Continue Reading
- May 15, 2012 at 12:56 pm, by Safety Culture
Ageing oil and gas facilities pose significant OHS risks
No commentsThe National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) released a report on Friday saying that oil and gas companies operating in Australia fail to recognise the occupational health and safety risk caused by ageing facilities. NOPSEMA chief executive Jane Cutler said that there are three uncontrolled hydrocarbon releases of particular concern because of Continue Reading
- May 14, 2012 at 12:50 pm, by Safety Culture
Cth: High Court Upholds Asbestos Compensation Funding
No commentstopnews.ae The High Court of Australia has this week upheld the finding that seven former non-executive directors of James Hardie made misleading statements about the adequacy of asbestos compensation funding. In 2009 the Supreme Court of New South Wales found former James Hardie non-directors had breached the Corporations Act when making the statements in 2001. Continue Reading
- May 13, 2012 at 12:57 pm, by Safety Culture
ACTU to continue fight for industrial manslaughter laws, VIC not signing up to model legislation
No commentsThe Australian Council of Trade Unions has confirmed ahead of its triennial congress that it will continue its fight for industrial manslaughter to be an offence under OHS laws or other appropriate legislations. The ACTU says that these charges should be laid if death, illness, disease or serious harm is the result of reckless or Continue Reading