Uncle Tobys – owned by Nestlé – is set to vie for the ‘Best Workplace Health and Safety Management System’ category at the Safe Work Australia Awards – the premier national awards for recognising excellence in workplace safety. Thirty eight finalists across five award categories were announced on Friday for the fourth annual awards. “The high calibre of this year’s finalists is a great indication of the leadership and commitment to improve OHS right across... ...Read more »

Fosters Australia Limited has received Victoria’s biggest ever fine under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 for serious safety failings which led to the death of a worker at its Abbotsford (Melbourne) brewery in April 2006.Imposing a $1.125-million fine and conviction, Judge Jane Campton said a reasonable employer would have foreseen the danger posed by the unguarded machine and taken steps to make it safer, but Fosters chose not to with tragic consequences. A 58-year-old Wantirna... ...Read more »

A 36-year-old woman hit by a trolley in a Coles store in Sydney five years ago has been awarded damages of close to $300,000. The woman received a permanent back injury as a result of misbehaviour by two male shoppers in the store. Her lawyer claimed that Coles had breached its duty of care by not protecting her from the misbehaviour of other customers, and the Judge agreed, ordering Coles to pay the woman $298,224 in compensation.  Read More →