A commission has upheld the dismissal of a forklift operator deemed medically unfit to perform the inherent requirements of his role following multiple surgeries. It rejected the man's claim his employer provided false information for a medical assessment conducted under its WHS management system.
An employer has overturned a hefty damages bill, with a superior court finding an injured employee failed to prove his musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) was caused by the company's OHS breaches.
The Federal Court has in a rare ruling on reasonable additional hours found there were "obvious risks" in requiring a meat worker to put in 50-hour weeks while using knives and lifting heavy weights.
A company's safe system for managing space and work clashes between different trades on a major project has helped block a $770,000 injury damages bid, made by a "keen" worker who took it upon himself to remove materials installed by other contractors.
The risk of workers requiring shoulder surgery can triple from exposure to a common form of workplace exertion, which must be managed, researchers have found.
An employer that sat on its hands instead of installing a provided ergonomic seat in an injured worker's vehicle, has been ordered to pay the man nearly $1.5 million in damages for aggravating his condition.
Two companies have been charged, within a matter of days, in relation to separate but very similar fatalities involving shipping containers and stone slabs. Meanwhile, a union official has been accused of unlawfully ignoring a workplace's COVID-19 rules and safety signage.
A major employer's "efficient" safety regime was commendable but appeared to be "too keenly attuned to the perception of error", a commission has found in upholding an injured worker's bid for lump sum compensation.
Two companies have been fined a total of $510,000 for serious workplace safety breaches, with one of the companies failing to adopt mechanical lifting measures to prevent crush injuries, and the other contributing to a triple road fatality through the inadequate testing and inspection of a vehicle.
A worker is not required to prove to "scientific satisfaction" that his heavy lifting at work caused or contributed to his hip osteoarthritis for his employer to be deemed liable, a tribunal has found.