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Are health and safety managers “company officers” and should they be?
This post has been prompted by recent activity on various blogs and safety discussion boards about whether a health and safety manager could be a Company Officer for the purposes of recently adopted...
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Fatalities, Insurance and failed paper systems: Hillman v Ferro Con (SA)...
On 16 July 2010 a fatality occurred during lifting operations at the Adelaide desalination water plant. A rigger employed by Ferro Con (SA) Pty Ltd was killed when he was struck on the head by a 1.8...
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25 Years on: Remembering Piper Alpha
In the past few weeks I have been asked to do presentations and share my views about the legacy of Piper Alpha in this, the 25th anniversary year of the disaster. For me, the positive legacy is the...
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Safety risk and safety data: Exploring management line of sight
I have recently done a video presentation on a fatality at the Adelaide Desalination plant, which you can find by following this link. Recently, I was reading some of the transcript of the South...
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Contractor safety management series Part 3: Nicholson v Pymble No 1
Nicholson v Pymble No 1 (Inspector Nicholson v Pymble No 1 Pty Ltd & Molinara (no 2) [2010] NSWIRComm 151) is not strictly speaking a contractor safety management case. However, it does involve a...
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Do we need to rethink safety prosecutions?
I have seen a number of recent posts and comments on various sites, noting where company executives have been prosecuted and jailed for health and safety breaches. The general tone of the observations...
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Paper Based Safety Systems in a Contract Environment
Two recent cases have highlighted the focus that is put on documented safety systems following a serious workplace incident. The cases have also shown that despite the mountains of paperwork deployed...
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