Posts tagged "health and safety legislation"

Workers must take responsibility for their safety, but this can occur in an environment where reporting safety breaches is encouraged.

Industrial manslaughter laws introduced in Victoria last month mean people and organisations can face criminal charges over an employee's death.

Can Australian businesses force customers to wear a mask? Here's what businesses can do according to the law.

Under the Work Health and Safety Act, employers have a duty of care to ensure employees operating remotely are in a safe environment.

Federal and state workplace health and safety laws say responsibility for a worker’s death lies with an employer, but these laws are rife with loopholes.

The owner of a scrap metal business was found guilty of breaching the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was fatally crushed by a metal bin.