Does Your Workplace Have Gaps in WHS Compliance?
Despite their good intentions and actions, PCBUs and Officers may sometimes find that one or more of their workers are injured. The PCBU...
SafeWork NSW has Updated its Prosecution Guidelines
SafeWork NSW has recently released a publication titled, SafeWork NSW Prosecution Guidelines Jan 2018, that provides you with easy to...
Why the Judge Convicted the Officer
In a Sydney District Court judgement on the 2nd of November 2017 an Officer was convicted of failing to comply with his duty to exercise...
A Fatal Lack of Officer Due Diligence
Two recent and separate prosecutions of companies and their Officers will be of interest to anyone who is an Officer and thus has a duty...
Avoid WHS Prosecution by SafeWork NSW
Safework NSW does not automatically prosecute every breach of WHS legislation. It is one of the options available to them. This article...
A Fatality and $1.1 Million WHS Fine
This recent fine is one of the highest, if not the highest fine, under the harmonised WHS legislation in Australia. The tragic fatality...
Who is an “Officer” - The First Court Case
The Background A very recent court case may help to guide Managers on whether they are, or are not, a duty holder called Officer as...
Supreme Court Decides WorkCover Has Broad, Information-Gathering, Coercive Powers
The recent decision by the NSW Supreme Court (Perilya Limited v Nash (2015) NSWSC 706) clarifies and reveals the broad powers that...
Unhandled Risks Cost More Under the WHS Act
Our recent article, "Did Einstein Have a WHS Equation", focused on the basic principle that a safe and healthy workplace is dependent on...
Did Einstein have a WHS equation?
Albert Einstein is regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all time and the father of Modern Physics. Einstein’s equation...
YSM 100 - Officers Due Diligence and Penalties
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YSM 102 - Relationship of the PCBU Officers Workers and Others
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YSM 98 - How to determine what is reasonably practicable
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