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You must ensure you undertake a risk assessment of any plant and equipment when it is commissioned, whether it is new or second hand.
![Second-hand plant and equipment require first-rate risk assessments]()
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With the festive season just around the corner, most employers are looking to hold an end-of-year function to cap off what has been a very tough year for most. Festivities…
![Have yourself a merry little safe Christmas]()
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Do you have an obligation to provide home office equipment to your staff if they work from home? Are you entitled to refuse to reimburse an employee’s purchase of equipment…
![Working from home: Who ‘pays the price’?]()
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SafeWork SA has reminded operators to use or install void scaffolds to ensure that they meet the minimum specifications set out in Australian Standard 1576.1.
![Alert issued after scaffold platform collapses]()
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Ardent Leisure Limited has been fined $3.6 million over the Thunder River Rapids Ride tragedy at Dreamworld on 25 October 2016, when four people lost their lives.
![Record $3.6 million fine issued over Dreamworld disaster]()
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A retail tyre outlet and its director have been fined a total of $70,000 plus $1,071 in costs for failing to provide and maintain a safe work environment.
![Ignoring WorkSafe notices costs employer $70,000]()
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SafeWork NSW has encouraged employees and employers whose mental health has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to participate in a community consultation.
![Examining the mental health effects of COVID-19]()
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A serious incident has happened at your workplace and you initiate your incident response system. Injury management processes are actioned, emergency services and the safety regulator are notified, and your…8 mins read
![Why do you need legal professional privilege in a safety investigation?]()
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Western Australia’s proposed Work Health and Safety Bill 2019 (Bill), which is substantially based on the national model Work Health and Safety Act (model WHS Act), recently passed the Upper…5 mins read
![Western Australia moves closer to a Work Health and Safety Act]()
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The Queensland District Court has recently overturned a company’s conviction and $200,000 fine after finding significant limitations of the prosecution’s expert evidence.
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