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The Safe Side | Issue 31
31/01/2022
Happy New Year from the VL health and safety team! In our first issue of the Safe Side for 2022, we look at two overseas prosecutions that resulted from failures in the safe handling of cattle. We also have articles on a recent methyl bromide exposure prosecution, an enforceable undertaking that was accepted by WorkSafe after a worker had his leg amputated in road working machinery and a summary of guidance for using bouncy castles after the horrific incident in Tasmania.
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The Safe Side | Issue 30
16/12/2021
With Christmas just around the corner, we thought we’d cover the good news “elf and safety” story about Santa turning his high risk operations around, and embracing safety in his workplace – just in time for the biggest delivery event of the year. We also cover the work injury statistics for 2020, the filing of charges for a death in a Victorian carwash, the sentencing of a tourist operator after a worker fell down a hatch, and a Resource Management Act sentencing that resulted in imprisonment of an offender.
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The Safe Side | Issue 29
30/11/2021
It seems that directors are being prosecuted more frequently by health and safety regulators in New Zealand and Australia. In this issue, we report on the first sentencing of a director following a WorkSafe prosecution and another conviction (under appeal) of a director in Queensland.
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