PROSECUTION - CONVICTION FOR DANGEROUS GOODS STORAGE BREACHES
Posted By Lisa Stevens ,
09/02/2024 16:00 PM
Transport and logistics organisation - West Point (Vic) Pty Ltd was sentenced in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 2 February after pleading guilty to four charges under the Dangerous...
BREAKING NEWS - Engineered Stone to be BANNED!
Posted By Lisa J Stevens,
13/12/2023 17:00 PM
Breaking news! The banning of engineered stone has finally been agreed upon. Starting from July 1, 2024, the ban will also extend to the importation of engineered stone from overseas. This ban is a...
PROSECUTION - COURT SERVICES VICTORIA FINED FOR DEADLY WORK CULTURE
Posted By Lisa Stevens,
19/10/2023 14:00 PM
Court Services Victoria (CSV) has been convicted and fined $379,157 over a toxic workplace culture at the Coroners Court of Victoria that contributed to the suicide of one worker and numerous others...
As previously reported that a WHS Manager was fined by the Brisbane Magistrates Court over an incident in which another employee contracted Q fever while undertaking taxidermy work at the museum...
Lisa Stevens at the forefront of Chemical Hazard Management
Posted By Neale Jackson,
14/09/2023 09:00 AM
Lisa Stevens is again in the news with her professional outlook on how organisations can better manage their chemical hazards. Check out Lisa's LinkedIn Page here
INCIDENT - AIMEX Nelson employee Brook Palmer was 19 when he collapsed after cleaning the engine room of a vessel with brake cleaner. He was discovered unconscious by a colleague, and sustained ...
PROSECUTION - WHS and Risk Manager Prosecuted
Posted By Lisa Stevens ,
08/08/2023 09:07 AM
29 March 2023, - a Museum’s Work Health, Safety and Risk Manager was sentenced in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’), ...
PROSECUTION - Safework NSW vs QANTAS
Posted By Lisa Stevens ,
08/08/2023 08:00 AM
As Australia continues to recover from the Covid-19 Pandemic, the legal fallout continues. In this case is QANTAS in the firing line. The Safework NSW are prosecuting Qantas after standing down...
Pool and Department of Education charged after drowning
Posted By Lisa Stevens ,
10/05/2023 16:00 PM
5th May 2023 - Worksafe Victoria have charged the Belfast Aquatics Community Pool and Fitness Centre and the Department of education under Section 26(1) and Section 23(1) of the OHS Act...
Flu Season about to hit!
Posted By Lisa Stevens,
10/05/2023 15:00 PM
Prepare your workplace for flu season Absenteeism currently costs the Australian economy about $7 billion, while the cost of employees are sick on the job is approximately $34 billion through...
UPDATE - Engineered Stone - Is it the Asbestos of the 21st Century?
Posted By Lisa Stevens,
13/03/2023 14:00 PM
Back in March 2023 the Minister for Workplace Relations, Tony Burke urged state ministers to bring forward a decision on whether to ban the domestic use of engineered stone. With pressure being...
Is there a need for a more transparent means of reporting laboratory accidents?
Posted By Lisa Stevens ,
02/01/2023 13:00 PM
The last 3 years saw the world ponder questions about the origins of Covid-19. Covid has shone a spotlight on a number of issues, including the accurate reporting of cases,...