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A small business and a government department have entered into WHS undertakings after a "volunteer" was seriously injured in a fall. The department has also committed to spending millions on a new WHS reporting system for its 31,000 employees.
A PCBU has been convicted and fined $180,000 after a visiting contractor leant on an unsecured fence in a restricted area and fell into a pit. A judge found the PCBU failed to comply with a Code of Practice requirement to ensure the fence could withstand the force of a person falling or leaning against it.
A worker who was charged with the manslaughter of another worker, in a runaway-forklift incident, has been convicted and fined for a section-28 contravention of WHS laws, in a first-of-its-kind case highlighting the potential multifaceted consequences of safety failings.
A major employer has been fined $1.2 million for WHS recklessness, after a worker was exposed to a "filthy" workplace environment "year after year", and developed a serious occupational disease.
A worker who claims his employer negligently caused his injuries through his physically demanding role, which included walking long distances, has been granted permission to sue for damages, with a court rejecting the employer's contention that he should have lodged his claim at least 13 years earlier.
A WHS prosecutor has successfully argued that the failure of workers to abide by safety procedures should not have influenced a sentencing magistrate to impose a low penalty in a case involving a six-metre fall.