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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. Read how the court decided on the builder’s liability.

Do employers need to provide painkillers in workplace first aid kits? What should kits include? 

Employers who rely on the “unable to perform inherent requirements” or “compliance with WHS law” defences as reasons for not employing disabled people must be able to provide objective evidence to support those claims.

As many readers may have guessed, there is not a clear yes or no answer to this question. Whilst the Federal Government is encouraging all members of the community to get vaccinated, receiving the jab is voluntary and appears highly likely to remain that way in Australia.

When a woman slipped on a piece of fruit, fell over, and broke her knee in a supermarket, she blamed the store’s failure to promptly rectify the slip hazard. What happened next?

Forklifts are involved in more workplace injuries and deaths than any other type of equipment, but new guidelines can help avoid the heavy financial and human costs.

Entitlement to a first-aid allowance is largely dependent on the provisions of the relevant award or agreement. Read more here about allowances.

If you have knives in your workplace, be sure to manage the risks and train all employees in health and safety measures. Learn more here. 

The recent spike in COVID cases across Australia may be leading employers to wonder whether masks can once again be mandated in workplaces to protect the health and safety of their employees. 

Updated WHS laws  that came into effect on 1 April 2023 requires employers to manage psychosocial hazards under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act).