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2023

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...

PROSECUTION UPDATE - Q Fever Enforceable Undertaking

Posted By Lisa Stevens,
14/09/2023 10:11 AM
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...

PROSECUTION - NZ Safety Manager receives custodial sentence

Posted By Lisa Stevens ,
14/09/2023 09:00 AM
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 ...

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

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,...