The Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) – Volunteers
One of the key changes to health and safety regulation in Western Australia brought about by the Work Health and Safety Act (2020) WA...
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Greg Smith
Dec 16, 20216 min
First gross negligence conviction overturned
Resource Recovery Solutions Pty Ltd v Ayton [2021] WASC 443 The offence of “gross negligence” was introduced into Western Australia’s...
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Greg Smith
Apr 1, 20212 min
Disciplinary action for safety breaches: Stifling trust or legal risk management?
I believe that in most cases there is a reasonable synergy between general legal principles underpinning health and safety legislation...
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Greg Smith
Jul 9, 20203 min
In case you missed it ...
Anyone with an interest in safety who is on LinkedIn could not help but be aware of the decision in R v Brisbane Auto Recycling [2020]...
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Greg Smith
Nov 7, 20197 min
Why I do not support industrial manslaughter
In a recent comment on a LinkedIn post I asked for evidence of how Industrial Manslaughter wold contribute to safe workplaces. In...
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Greg Smith
Sep 6, 20193 min
Industrial manslaughter in Western Australia: What is the issue we are trying to address?
I have written previously on what I believe the limits are of industrial manslaughter specifically, and prosecutions generally. But in...
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Greg Smith
Aug 9, 20192 min
Why don't we have "production" moments?
One of the ways organisations like to emphasise safety is with corporate branding: safety moments, safety conversations, safety...
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Greg Smith
Aug 9, 20192 min
The prosecution problem revisited - again!
Further to my recent blog on the limits of prosecutions (The prosecution problem revisited), the prosecution summary of the first case...
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Greg Smith
Aug 3, 20195 min
The prosecution problem revisited
On 1 August 2019 an article was published about a health and safety prosecution in Western Australia, and it was another rallying cry...
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Greg Smith
Jun 24, 20191 min
Due diligence program in Perth
First, I have to apologise for my lack of publishing activity recently. I do have a bundle of articles I need to complete, but I have...
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Greg Smith
Feb 28, 20196 min
The Racek Decision
The Racek Decision (Daniel Racek v DP World Sydney - [2019] FWC 772), published on 8 February 2019, is a very important decision which...
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Greg Smith
Feb 12, 20193 min
Is there a duty to warn workers about obvious hazards?
In my latest book, Paper Safe: The triumph of bureaucracy in safety management, I looked at the obligations of an employer to warn...
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Greg Smith
Jan 25, 20193 min
First custodial sentence for health and safety breaches. Are there any lessons?
Recently, Maria Jackson became the first person to receive a custodial sentence for a breach of occupational health and safety...
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Greg Smith
Jan 21, 20195 min
I am a safety lawyer, safety manager and a board member. How do I think about due diligence?
I have been criticised for many things based on my observations about health and safety management over the years. Being a lawyer, it is...
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Greg Smith
Jan 20, 20193 min
Practicable is not black-and-white, but it is not subjective either
A very common conversation I have with organisations is, what is “practicable” and how do organisations meet the legal obligation to...
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Greg Smith
Jan 16, 20192 min
Due diligence workshop
Dr Rob Long and I will be running our Due Diligence workshop in Sydney on 20 and 21 February. You can register HERE. This workshop makes...
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Greg Smith
Jan 8, 20191 min
Paper Safe: The Webinar
Last year, Craig Thornton from Mango was kind enough to host a webinar inviting me to share some ideas from my new book, Paper Safe: The...
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Greg Smith
Jan 8, 20191 min
Process v Purpose
Below is a link to a webinar that was hosted by Craig Thornton from Mango last year. The webinar looks at the broad issue of process in...
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Greg Smith
Dec 30, 20181 min
New Western Australian WorkSafe Commissioner Appointed
On 18 December 2018, the WA State Government announced Darren Kavanagh as the new WorkSafe Commissioner. According to the media release:...
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Greg Smith
Dec 12, 20183 min
Safety Case(s): Opcon Plumbing Pty Ltd
SafeWork NSW v Opcon Plumbing Pty Ltd; SafeWork NSW v Annous Keywords: Due Diligence; Company Officers I have written before about the...
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My new book, Paper Safe is now available.
Click on the picture of the book to find out more.
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