Can you buy your way out of WHS liability?

Health and safety handbook The debate about whether businesses and individuals should be able to insure against or be indemnified for WHS penalties will increase following the recommendation in the recent WHS Review to outlaw such insurance. The debate is even more critical with company officers increasingly facing harsher penalties for breaches of their obligations …

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Work-related hand and wrist injuries

Worksafe Act Work-related hand and wrist injuries are the most common work-related injury type and are a significant issue in the Australian workforce. The injuries range from being relatively minor to very severe, most commonly involving the fingers, with sprains and open wounds the most common injury type and amputation the most severe injury type. …

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