Fatality sees directors directly charged for breaches of duty under WHS Law
In many small businesses the directors of the business also run the business directly and are personally involved with its day-to-day...
Recent prosecutions show ongoing inadequacies in warehouse safety training
2025 so far has seen the courts in New South Wales handing down eight major convictions involving forklift-related incidents. These...
Bullying and Harassment costs Director $15,000 in fines
Trigger warning : This article talks about workplace sexual harassment and bullying. If this topic is distressing, feel free to skip the...
Warehouse risk management failures lead to $35,000 fine
It is important that warehouses have correct control measures to mitigate risks from hazards that exist in the workplace. A common hazard...
Medicinal Cannabis & the Workplace: Is Your Drug & Alcohol Policy Still Fit for Purpose?
With over 1.2 million Australians now prescribed medicinal cannabis, the workplace drug and alcohol landscape has shifted, and many...
Proposed amendments to the WHS Act
The following is from our associates at Kingston Reid Lawyers in Sydney. This article is written by Special Counsel Kate Curtain who is...
Fire Training does not have to be delivered only by an RTO
It comes up from time to time, the question of what WHS training can or should be done by a Registered Training Provider (RTO), or by...
Fire wardens and emergency plans
An emergency evacuation plan is a set of procedures developed by a PCBU (business, company, or organisation) to help facilitate safe evacuations in case of workplace emergencies. Under Clause 43 of the New South Wales WHS Regulations 2017, employers must provide an effective response in an emergency and must also provide information, training and instruction to all workers in responding to an emergency.
What does it take to be an HSR trainer?
Courtenell put considerable effort into expanding its scope of WHS services in 2023. Being one of the oldest training providers in New...
Victoria tightens the noose in light of non-compliance with OHS prosecutions
The Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council is an independent statutory body established in 2004 under amendments to the Sentencing Act...
Menopause is not a "WHS matter"
17 April, 2025. 5 minute read A company (that shall remain unnamed) recently advocated for including menopausal staff on their workplace...
Liabilities of Directors in new Industrial Manslaughter laws
From 16 September 2024, industrial manslaughter has been a formal offence under New South Wales work health and safety (WHS) legislation.
“Hands on” Director not prosecuted
27 March 2025. 3 minute read. The recent court case of SafeWork NSW v Miller Logistics Pty Ltd; SafeWork NSW v Mitchell Doble [2024]...
Employer convicted and fined for failure to provide information
A recent case in New South Wales serves as a stark reminder of the importance of workplace health and safety (WHS) compliance and the...