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Slips, trips and falls cause thousands of serious injuries every year, and the painful consequences extend to employers as well, in direct and hidden costs. A new guide can help prevent them.

When a painter was badly injured after falling through an opening, the builder and the painter’s manager disagreed about whether they’d been warned of the risk.

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.

When a carpenter fell into a river and ‘three years of hell’, the Court’s focus landed on the supervisor’s role. Read about what went wrong.

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.

If you arrange flu shots for your workers and an employee has a bad reaction (or claims they have), who is liable? Here's how to minimise business risks when providing flu vaccinations.

When a brick wall fell on a young man at a building site, impaling him on a large metal screw piling, his employer’s sole director found himself in the firing line. Read the court’s view of the site’s poor safety record.

On June 20, 2024, the NSW Parliament enacted the Work Health and Safety Amendment (Industrial Manslaughter) Bill into law. This legislation introduces the offence of industrial manslaughter, punishable by prison terms of up to 25 years for individuals and fines of up to $20 million for companies.

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.