Worksafe & Occupational, Health & Safety Prosecutions

Employers, directors and employees investigated and/or charged with committing offences pursuant to the Occupational Health & Safety Act in circumstances where an employee or contractor has been injured or killed in a work related accident.
Workplace Manslaughter
Failure to comply with improvement notices and warnings
Workplace injuries
Workplace safety breaches

We defend Worksafe and Victoria Workcover Authority prosecutions

We offer expert legal advice and representation for employers or other duty holders, or an officer of an organisation, accused of workplace offences, negligence or breaches of certain duties under legislation such as:

Occupational Health And Safety

The Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004.
The Accident Compensation Act 1985.
The Equipment (Public Safety Act) 1994
The Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Examples of workplace prosecutions we specialise in:

Workplace manslaughter
Failing to provide and maintain a safe working environment for employees
Failing to eliminate or reduce a health and safety risk
Failing to monitor the health of employees or the conditions at a workplace
Failing to provide information to employees about health and safety
Failing to ensure that people other than employees are not exposed to risks to health and safety
Failing to provide or maintain plants or systems of work that are safe and without risks to health
Failing to make arrangements for ensuring safety and the absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage or transport of plant or substances
Failing to provide adequate facilities for the welfare of employees
Failing to provide the information, instruction, training or supervision to employees that is necessary to enable them to perform their work in a way that is safe and without risks to health.