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The Great Southern Institute of Technology in Albany has denied accusations the campus is unsafe, after it received more than 100 infringement notices from WorkSafe. Read Full Article

An Echuca construction company and its directors have been fined over the death of a worker four years ago. Peter Miller died at a construction site in Apollo Bay, when a partially built floor he was working on collapsed after more than 10 tonnes of building blocks was placed on it. Read Full Article

Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz has hit out at the Federal Government's failure to provide detailed information about its home insulation roll-out in Tasmania. Information on the Tasmanian roll-out of the insulation program is being sought by Tasmania's Office of Workplace Standards, the Fair Work Ombudsman, and the Federal Opposition.  Read Full Article

WorkSafe expects to prosecute more abattoirs for unsafe work practices this year. Read Full Article

ABC News reported that a magistrate has fined a Melbourne cafe company $220,000 over a workplace bullying case that resulted in a waitress committing suicide. In addition a number of employees were also fined sums of between $10,000 and $45,000 each.

Brodie Panlock, a 19-year-old waitress, took her own life in 2006 after enduring persistent bullying by her colleagues at Cafe Vamp in Hawthorn. Read Full Article

On the 2nd of February 2010 two cases were finalised in the Industrial Court of New South Wales over the death of Kevin Hansen due to an hydraulic related incident that occurred in 2006. 

The defendants in the matter were Centennial Coal Company Ltd, Centennial Angus Place Pty Ltd and Fuchs Lubricants (Australasia) Pty Limited.   

The key points of this case relate to contractor safety.  Where specialist personnel are used - it does not negate the requirement for detailed procedures and high level engineering controls to be used for high risk activities or equipment. Read Full Article