Duty of Care at Work vs. Duty of Care in Society
Duty of Care under WHS law and Duty of care under Civil law are not quite the same thing. WHS law applies to businesses and...
Electric Burns result in $80,000 fine
A local council was recently prosecuted in the Magistrates Court....
NSW Company fined $300,000 after amputation incident
What happened Royal Touch Paper Products Pty Ltd, a company based in New South Wales, has received a $300,000 fine following an incident...
Judge emphasizes WHS duties are non-delegable
Non-delegable duties are legal obligations that cannot be transferred to another party. Even if the task is delegated, the original party...
Tackling Workplace Bullying and Harassment
While the organisational costs of incivility and toxicity are well documented, bullying at work is still a problem in some workplaces ....
“Saved by the Law”
Weekly WHS Article 23rd November 2023 The Model Health and Safety Laws were introduced into Australia in 2011. All Australian states and...
Psychosocial Situations and Psychological Injuries
SafeWork NSW’s Code of Practice: Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work, lists 14 common psychosocial hazards.
WHS penalties to increase...
Except for Victoria, all states and territories in Australia will see a significant increase in the value of WHS penalties, and the ...
WHS Codes of Practice
A model WHS code of practice developed by SafeWork Australia and approved by SafeWork NSW can be very useful when dealing with ...
Audiometric Testing Set to Become Mandatory in NSW on 1st January 2024
Audiometric testing is defined in clause 58 (3) of the NSW WHS Regulation 2017 as: "audiometric testing means the testing and measurement...
Reporting processes must include Psychosocial hazards
Processes for reporting work health and safety hazards and incidents are integral to the Safety Management System for every business and ...
The Largest Fine Ever Imposed on a NSW Company
Weekly WHS Article 1st August 2023 A NSW District Court judge on the 14 th of July 2023 fined an arborist company $2,250,000. This fine...
Hazardous Manual Tasks and Working From Home
Weekly WHS Article 27th July 2023 Do your workers ever have these injuries? “Sprains and strains of muscles,...