Qld Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 have just been released
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National Work Health and Safety – Codes of Practice
Thursday, November 24th, 2011Please Login to view this Content.(Not a member? Join Today!)
Supervisor receives suspended jail sentence for death of junior worker
Friday, November 4th, 2011Norton Rose Introduction The incident The offence of reckless endangerment The approach of the Court when sentencing Drilling company and managing director convicted and fined A further warning for employers, managers and supervisors The model Work Health and Safety Act includes high penalties for these offences Lessons for business Reproduced with permission of Norton Rose [...]
Drug & alcohol testing reasonable in the circumstances
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Model Work Health & Safety Regulations
Saturday, October 1st, 2011Safe Work Australia has released the final Model Work Health and Safety Regulations for comment by 16 December 2011. Brisbane Barrister – David Cormack
WCRA: Lifting a box of photocopy paper injury not interfered with
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Community based ‘prison term’ imposed for OHS breach by a worker
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011Norton Rose Authors Barry Sherriff, Luisa Gonzaga Introduction The offence of reckless endangerment A term of imprisonment ordered to be served by intensive community correction A caution for workers and employers Steps an employer should take View all pages Reproduced with permission of Norton Rose in accordance with their legal notice and disclaimers.
Upstream OHS duty-holders in focus: maximum penalty for supplier/manufacturer of plant in Commonwealth OHS Act prosecution
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011Norton Rose Authors Alena Titterton, Nick Neil Introduction Why is this case important? Background to the incident Judgment Back to basics: lessons for manufacturers and suppliers Endnotes View all pages Reproduced with permission of Norton Rose in accordance with their legal notice and disclaimers.
NSW is no longer a “Defence Free Zone” under OHS Laws – The impact of the Kirk decision is confirmed (again) in a recent decision
Friday, July 15th, 2011Norton Rose by Siobhan Flores-Walsh and Sophia Christou Until the decision in Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales1, employers in NSW had little hope of successfully defending an OHS prosecution. The impact of Kirk has been significant and was demonstrated most recently in the decision Western Freight Management Pty Ltd v Inspector Patton [...]
Safety and dismissals
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