Australian Health and Safety Newsletter : Easy HRSshhhhh. SCORES of Queensland teachers are filing compensation claims for reasons such as overusing their voices, writing too much and suffering insect bites. Read More. Is unfriending on Facebook bullying? The Fair Work Commission has found that a Tasmanian woman was bullied by a work colleague who unfriended her on Facebook after a confrontation in the workplace. Read More. Company charged over Southbank crane collapse. Following a comprehensive investigation into the crane collapse at 4. Balston St, Southbank in August 2. ![]() Work. Safe has charged GC Crane Hire Pty Ltd, trading as General Cranes, with two breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2. Read More. Save money with safety. When someone gets injured at work the initial costs can just be the tip of an iceberg. Even if your worker is only away from work for a few days, the total cost can stack up to thousands of dollars. Read More. Sex breaks could soon replace lunch breaks in Swedish town. Sex breaks could soon replace lunch breaks in Swedish town. Swedes should take a one- hour paid break from work to go home and have sex with their partners, a local councillor suggested in a proposal Tuesday aimed at improving people's personal relationships. Read More. Worker make a workers' comp claim after being assaulted at the local pub. A FIFO (Fly In Fly - Out) worker has successfully made a workers’ compensation claim after being assaulted at the local pub even though he was not working at the time. Read More. New chemical database provides easy access to chemical information. A new, easy to search chemicals database is available on the Safe Work Australia website. The Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS) provides information on chemicals that have been classified in accordance with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). Read More. Employment agency not vicariously liable for the actions of employee. The Court of Appeal of Western Australia (August 2. In this case, the plaintiff was employed by Ngarda Mining and Civil Pty Ltd (Ngarda) at the BHP Billiton owned Yarrie mine. During the course of his employment, the Plaintiff reversed a dump truck to an area directly underneath the fully loaded excavator bucket driven by Mr Scanlan. Mr Scanlan dropped the fully loaded bucket onto the tray of the appellant's dump truck causing the dump truck to shake violently which in turn resulted in neck and back injuries to the Plaintiff. Read More. Prosecution as a result of Electrocution. The NSW Department of Industry’s Resources Regulator has announced the commencement of prosecution proceedings against Cudal Lime Products Pty Ltd (Cudal) and two of its workers for alleged contraventions of the Work Health and Safety Act 2. The Human Resource Manual (HRM) contains information on human resource management within the Government of the Northwest Territories. Training and Service Quality – a case study analysis of regional Australian restaurants Grant Cairncross, Simon Wilde and Lucinda Hutchinson. Employee templates & forms for Australian small businesses & NFPs. The Office of Human Resources at the University of Notre Dame recognizes that people are the University's most important resource for achieving continued and. Read More. Miner fined for workplace death. The NSW Department of Industry’s Resources Regulator has successfully prosecuted Macmahon Mining Services Pty Limited (Macmahon Mining) for a breach of sections 3. Work Health and Safety Act 2. The prosecution related to a 2. Read More. Stairwell void fall ends in $8. A construction company was found guilty by a County Court jury of an incident in which a carpenter survived a fall of almost three metres down an unguarded stairwell void at a construction site in Doncaster in 2. VIC)Read More. UK: The HSE Strikes Back! Star Wars Film Producers Prosecuted. A film production company is to be prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive for an incident in which the actor Harrison Ford was injured during filming of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Nd Hr Training Manual Template Australian News· Training Tips Hiring Best Practices. Sample Human Resources Policies and Procedures. Need an HR glossary? HR Templates. Over 50 templates designed to assist the. A document to be used to conduct a TNA to determine current knowledge within the workplace and training. Read More. Employee not entitled to compensation for injury sustained while working flexibly from home. Employees will not necessarily be entitled to compensation for injuries arising from private activities they engage in while working flexibly from home. Read More. Certain veterinary medicines from the labelling requirements for hazardous chemicals. On 7 October 2. 01. Safe Work Australia agreed to amend the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws to exempt certain veterinary medicines from the labelling requirements for hazardous chemicals. Read More. Make sure that your defence team knows the right numbers. The District Court of NSW has ordered that a WHS charge be dismissed and costs paid by Safe. Work NSW, as the Prosecutor, after it was determined the charge was "inappropriate to the circumstances". The wrong section of the act was used for the prosecution. Read More. Is training required to climb a ladder? A recent decision of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory has provided guidance on the extent of an employer’s duty to employees performing ‘simple and commonplace’ tasks. Read More. Long Way Down? You don't have to be on top of a 1. A fall from just two metres or even into a hole, trench or off the back of a truck can prove fatal. Early this year, a bricklayer died when he fell five metres through a void at a construction site. A piece of plywood had been thrown across the void and left unsecured, leaving an ad- hoc, unplanned and totally inadequate safety system. Nd Hr Training Manual Template Australian AnimalsRead More. Chemical Labelling Requirements - GHS. Chemicals manufactured or imported before 1 January 2. Work Health and Safety Regulations. Read More. Safe. Work NSw Prosecutes Forklift Driver. Safe. Work NSW has successfully prosecuted a forklift driver for failing to take reasonable care which resulted in serious injuries to another person. Read More. The price of perjury: Fair Work Commission awards indemnity costs against lying applicant. The price of perjury: Fair Work Commission awards indemnity costs against lying applicant. Read More< < Previous {pages} Next > > Stay Informed By subscribing to our free newsletter we will let you know when we add a news article. We won't email you more than once a month, and you can unsubscribe at any time. You can also stay informed by: Liking us on Facebook. Following us non Twitter. ![]()
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