I am almost bursting with the anticipation of Global Safety Innovation Summit being held in Wollongong from 13 – 15 Feb. I am so privileged to be sitting on a panel alongside some of the most exciting thought leaders in safety and safety law looking at the intersection of the newest approaches to safety and … Read more
We have our Q&A session tomorrow BUT I am going to take the opportunity to have a bit of a look at the latest Safe Work Australia guidance expanding on the Four Principles of WHS (and the problems therein). So come along for a final catch up for 2024. Click here for more details.
Join my session at the Workplace Health & Safety Show in Sydney on 20-21 September 2023. Get ready for two days of live interactive Seminars. Let’s shape a safer work environment together. See you there! Register free today!https://lnkd.in/gc9Xg_Xy
LinkSafe’s “Construction in Mining – Unpacking the WA WHS Regulations” webinar scheduled for Tuesday 22nd August will no longer be taking place, but never fear, it’s still going ahead!Alan Tait and I are preparing the perfect Podcast.Simply hit the link below, fill in your details and it will be sent directly to your inbox.What will be … Read more
Please join Harold Downes (gun contractor safety management lawyer) and myself for a free webinar on 12 July 2023 hosted by LinkSafe to unpack and clarify recent guidance issued by Safe Work Australia. Sadly the guidance over simplifies and confuses these principles in respect of contractor safety management. I strongly urge you to join us to ensure … Read more
A decision by the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission has shown a chink of light in the bleak landscape of prosecutions in NSW of Principal Contractors for incidents involving specialist contractors.Safework NSW had sought leave to appeal an IRC decision to revoke an improvement notice issued to a Principal Contractor, and internal review decision … Read more
Here is a link to an article I wrote in 2022 about the importance of properly prequalifying contractors, the real purpose of doing so and tips to do it well.SueClick here to view
A number of people have contacted me asking for my views on the recent decision by the NSW District Court – SafeWork NSW v Parrish Group NSW Pty Ltd [2023] NSWDC 13 and asking whether I think the decision undermines precedent law confirming the right of a PC to rely on an independent contractor to … Read more
I am running the next LinkSafe Legal Professional Development Webinar on 22 March 2023. The session will focus on unpacking critical terms within WHS legislation that define the extent of obligations owed to and by contractors in respect of safety. It is critical to have a clear understanding of these terms as they essentially drive … Read more
There is a funny quirk in the WHS Mines Regulations that requires a mine to obtain, assess and accept a contractor safety management plan prior to the contractor undertaking work at the mine. Mmmm so how does this work in the context of the position upheld by the High Court that it is not reasonably … Read more