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  • May 25, 2013 at 9:56 pm, by

    Australian Chicken Producer Faces Charges Over Worker Fatality

    One of the largest chicken producers in Australia is facing four charges of the death of one of contract their workers by decapitation in North Laverton in 2010. WorkSafe Victoria has brought four charges against the company including: – Failure to supply a safe system of work – Failure to provide information, instruction, training or Continue Reading

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  • May 24, 2013 at 9:57 pm, by

    Unions Feel Victorious About QLD Compensation Outcome

    Unions in Queensland are feeling victorious now that a state parliamentary committee has recommended that most of the state’s workers compensation scheme remain intact. Some of the recommendations in their findings include: – Retaining the existing definitions about who and the types of injuries that are covered – Keeping the ability of workers to submit Continue Reading

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  • May 23, 2013 at 9:52 pm, by

    Four Workers Hurt as Boat Collides with Pier

    Four workers were transported to hospital after the fishing boat they were working on collided with the Portsea pier yesterday. A spokesperson for the police said that the commercial fishing boat that had a captain and three divers aboard hit the pier at about 12.15pm yesterday. Police said that the boat was travelling at an Continue Reading

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  • May 22, 2013 at 9:51 pm, by

    Asbestos Audit Project

    Photo: SafetyCulture Library SafeWork SA and the Environment Protection Authority are conducting an ongoing audit to examine licence compliance among asbestos removalists in South Australia. Fifteen percent of the state’s licensed asbestos removalists have already been audited between June 2012 and January 2013. “The incorrect and illegal removal of asbestos, as well as its transport Continue Reading

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  • May 21, 2013 at 9:49 pm, by

    Report on the Seacare Scheme review released

    The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Bill Shorten has released the report of Seacare Scheme review on Monday. The report sets out 67 recommendations to improve the scheme’s coverage, governance, workers’ compensation costs and legislative inconsistencies. A number of the recommendations seek to align the Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 with the Continue Reading

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