An employer is liable for a fatal heart attack a worker suffered in a hotel gym on an overseas work trip, because its WHS and fitness-for-work policy implicitly encouraged him to exercise to counter stress and fatigue, a tribunal has confirmed on remittal.
A court has stressed the importance of employers instilling a "safety consciousness" in young workers, in sentencing a PCBU whose safety breaches brought "shock, trauma, ongoing pain and disfigurement" to a teenage worker in an instant.
A PCBU has unsuccessfully challenged its WHS conviction and $600,000 fine for failing to engage experts to assess the design of new leased plant, which fatally crushed a worker.
The South Australian Government has revealed plans to introduce industrial manslaughter laws to Parliament, make a string of changes to the State WHS Act, and start overhauling the WHS regulator's case management system, all within the next financial year.
Three companies subjected to WHS improvement and prohibition notices relating to ride restraints have lost their appeals against a recent decision to maintain the notices. A tribunal full bench acknowledged errors in the initial decision, but found safety remained the higher priority.
Three companies subjected to WHS improvement and prohibition notices relating to ride restraints have failed to stay the operation of the notices, with a tribunal finding the potential loss of revenue does not outweigh the safety risks.