Case Law - Health & Safety Handbook (Page 10)

Case Law

Employee in a meat processing facility loses a hand in safety incident

Storeperson subjected to bullying by his manager

Working at heights: Reduce the risks or pay the price

Business trustee liable for fatal incident despite not being present

Felling a tree; crushing a neighbour's car

Double trouble: Company breaches safety obligations at two worksites

Kitchen hand suffers burns from a hazardous chemical

Company and sole director plead guilty to exposing a worker to a risk of death

Company fails to consider all available resources to eliminate risks

Property management business falls foul of SafeWork NSW

Cantilevered rack collapse seriously injures worker

Cavalier attitude to health and safety results in serious injury

Reviewing plant safety mechanisms can save you a world of pain

Teenage boy killed in farming incident

Failure to carry out inspection and testing leads to two workers falling from height