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Employer sentenced after miscommunication crushes worker’s hand

A court has found that simple measures could have prevented a man’s hand being crushed at work, but the employers’ WHS program was blind to the specific risk.

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Periodic Checks Of Your Whs Performance

How well is your WHS program performing, and when should you check how it’s going? Learn what to check and what questions you should ask.

Employer fined after misleading advice from another PCBU

A NSW roofer was pushed to work on unsafe scaffolding after misleading advice from another PCBU, leading to fines for both the company and its director despite their reduced culpability.

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Barrage of nasty text messages to his manager was valid reason for dismissal

The Fair Work Commission ruled that the texts, which posed a psychosocial risk to the manager, justified his termination despite being sent outside work hours.

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Fake email shatters working life: $2m payout

A fake email, a shattered reputation, and a council’s failure to act. See how one employer's inaction led to a $2.3 million negligence payout.

Is working from home damaging your health?

Discover how poor home-office ergonomics could be putting your remote employees’ health, and your business at risk, and learn what employers should be doing to prevent injury and potential workers compensation claims.

Fatal flaws in safety system – man crushed

An employer has been convicted and fined after a worker died when two heavy stone slabs fell on him from an A-frame with a fatal lack of safety systems to stop them tipping.

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Crushed fingers tie concrete supplier into undertaking

A major supplier of building and construction materials has entered into an enforceable undertaking with the regulator, after a man lost the tips of his fingers when they were caught in a lifting chain.

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What is the legal weight limit to lift at work?

Learn more about risk control measures and the factors that may contribute to injury.

Learning from disaster: Dr Charles Pellerin (NASA)

This leadership and communication case study shows what the initial Hubble Space Telescope’s failure can teach all businesses about team building and risk mitigation.