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Recent statistics from the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (‘HSE’) show an increasing rate of workplace fatalities between 2018/19, with 147 deaths reported to enforcing authorities. This represents an increase of six fatalities on the 141 workers killed in 2016/17. The latest UK health and safety numbers also include valuable information on accidents and illnesses […]

Queensland Coroner, His Honour James McDougall, today issued findings into the Dreamworld inquest which resulted in the tragic deaths of four people on 25 October 2016.    The report covers a wide range of issues which have been seen as contributory to the tragic events, going back over an extended period of time. These included but […]

The Work Health and Safety Experts have recently supplied three work health and safety consultants to a floating production storage and offloading (‘FPSO’) facility of the coast of the Northern Territory. The embedded consultants, reporting to the offshore field manager, are responsible for the HSE, QA and risk management systems of the FPSO facility.  Please […]

On Thursday 20 February, the Work Health and Safety Bill 2019 passed through the Legislative Assembly of the Western Australian Parliament.  The Hon Bill Johnston MLA, Minister for Mines and Petroleum and Industrial Relations stated: “I am pleased that the Work Health and Safety Bill has now passed the Legislative Assembly…The McGowan Government recognises the importance […]

In this Federal Circuit Court of Australia hearing, law graduate Ryan Clarke was working as a casual residential youth care worker for Premier Youthworks. The Letter of Offer and accompanying position description was signed by Clarke, outlining that he was to be employed as a ‘casual’. Clauses in the contract stated there would be an […]

Both Western Australia and New South Wales State Governments have introduced controversial clauses within their specific Work Health and Safety Acts that have a potential to heavily impact business operations. The current clauses before the House of Representatives in each State would make it illegal for an individual or business to hold insurance policies to […]

The Work Health and Safety Experts are pleased to announce that we have continued our partnership with the ‘WarriorU’ podcast series. Hosted by Australian Special Forces Veteran Bram Connolly, the WarriorU podcast features special guests that will expand your thinking and knowledge surrounding topics ranging from human optimisation to entrepreneurialism, leadership and resilience. Bram’s kept […]

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of ‘Fatal Occupational Injuries Repor’t states the rate of fatal work injuries remained unchanged in the United States with 5,250 workplace fatalities in 2018. The report outlines: 12% increase in unintentional workplace overdoses; 11% increase in suicides within workplaces; 14% decrease in fall from height fatalities; and Leading fatality […]

A former Facebook content moderator has commenced proceedings in the Irish High Court against his employer (‘CPL Solutions’) and their client (‘Facebook’). Chris Gray claims he has suffered psychologic trauma over the ten months of his employment by reviewing up to 1,000 posts per day of distressing content posted by Facebook users. Papers lodged with […]

The work health and safety regulator, ‘SafeWork South Australia’ has announced a targeted audit and compliance program to be enforced throughout the state through its inspectors. The audits will incorporate the implementation of Safe Work Method Statements (‘SWMS’) for High Risk Construction Work (‘HRCW’). The Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA) requires persons conducting a business […]