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21/5-17 at 07.32 Jason Somerville-Kimlin
Thanks to successfully prosecuted PCBU's, precedence is now being used to determine relevance and applicability of fines imposed on defendants with matters pertaining to a breach or breaches of the ...
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04/4-17 at 11.03 Jason Somerville-Kimlin
Recently I attended an Australian Leisure Facilities Association Queensland (ALFAQ) seminar primarily focused on two topics; supervision standards for aquatic centres, and investigative processes adopted by the Workplace Health and ...
19/3-17 at 17.24 Jason Somerville-Kimlin
Because a truck driver suffered head and back injuries in an incident at its Beresfield depot in 2014, NSW transport company, Tamex Transport Services was fined $220,000.
The incident occurred on ...
14/3-17 at 18.50 Jason Somerville-Kimlin
As reported by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ), Gough Industries Pty Ltd was fined $120,000 in the Townsville Magistrates Court after a worker sustained fatal head injuries when he was crushed ...
08/3-17 at 08.28 Jason Somerville-Kimlin
For those who believed councils and/or local or state government agencies were immune from prosecution, think again. The WHS Act 2011 and WHS Regulation 2011 obligate all parties to ensure, so ...
02/3-17 at 08.34 Jason Somerville-Kimlin
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) are prosecuting two-family owned businesses on the Sunshine Coast, Lavin Constructions Pty Ltd and Multi-Run Roofing Pty Ltd, for contravening section 10(2) and/or section ...
27/10-16 at 12.13 Jason Somerville-Kimlin
Whilst the tragic incident of 25 October 2016 strikes a chord with most Australians, due primarily to the fact most of us have visited and ridden atop Dreamworld’s Thunder River ...
18/8-16 at 16.39 Jason Somerville-Kimlin
Fines Hit Record Levels
Victorian prosecutions gather momentum as nearly 108 entities and 21 individuals were fined a record amount in the 2015-16 period for breaching OHS/WHS laws. WorkSafe figures revealed ...
06/8-16 at 08.25 Jason Somerville-Kimlin
In a world filled to the brim with acronyms, why on earth do we need another one? Great question, but in the work health and safety realm, this acronym is ...
22/7-16 at 04.17 Jason Somerville-Kimlin
Safe Work Australia has launched a new, easy to search chemicals database intended to assist manufacturers, importers, suppliers and end-users of chemicals, meet the requirements of the Globally Harmonised System ...
