A business owner has just been jailed for 18 months under Industrial Manslaughter laws for the first time in Queensland. The sentence was handed down following an incident back in July 2019, when a generator fell off forklift tines and crushed the business owner’s friend to death. Queensland and Victoria were the first States to […]

A Company Director was convicted in December 2021 for failing to identify a hazard that led to a worker suffering “war zone” injuries after they came into contact with high voltage powerlines. Judge David Russell of the NSW District court said the hazard was there to be seen for some months, prior to handing down […]

On December 8 WorkSafe launched proceedings for the death of a 55 year old  worker who sustained burns from an electrical arc flash and later died in hospital. WorkSafe Victoria has alleged that Energy Australia breached subsections 21 (1) and (2) relating to failure to provide information, instructions and training in accordance with operating manuals […]

WorkSafe are actively prosecuting companies for COVID breaches. A Victorian accommodation provider has just been charged by WorkSafe for not having a COVIDSafe Plan in place. It was also alleged they breached the Act by not having a sign-in process for contractors entering the facility. This case has been listed for hearing in the Melbourne […]

Victorian Government is mandating vaccinations for workers Select workers (including contractors, volunteers and students on placement) will be required to show evidence of their vaccination to their employer by a certain date in order to continue working outside their home. This is a directive from the Victorian Government. Click here for more info. Tips for […]