The Australian Human Rights Commission’s groundbreaking Respect@Work: Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report (2020) highlighted the alarming rate of sexual harassment in mining. The report found...
Tag - Workplace Violence
Read our archived information on workplace violence.
The definition of workplace violence covers a broad range of actions and behaviours that create a risk to the health and safety of all workers. Examples include:
- biting, spitting, scratching, hitting, kicking
- punching, pushing, shoving, tripping, grabbing
- throwing objects
- verbal threats
- aggravated assault
- any form of indecent physical contact
- threatening someone with a weapon or armed robbery.
In what seems the ultimate act of betrayal on a former workplace, a former Mercedes factory worker reportedly maintained his rage for several years after being terminated from his employment. Shortly...
FMG has gained a leading accreditation that aims to drive social change in the prevention of violence against women. Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) recently completed the White Ribbon Australia...
A recent case of the Fair Work Commission involving two BHP workers reportedly punching a ‘noticeably drunk’ supervisor in the face at the Moranbah Bowls Club has highlighted the...
UPDATED: A FIFO worker accused of murdering his colleague at a Western Australian mine has been remanded in custody to appear in Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on November 27. Troy Adam Hausler...
Western Australian Police have charged a FIFO worker at a Western Australian mine associated with the murder of another man at a mine site. Western Australia Police confirmed this morning that...
A fight at a Western Australian Lithium mine following a pre-start meeting has ended in a one worker dead and another in Police custody. Homicide Police have commenced an investigation into the...
A guide on how to prevent and respond to violence in the workplace has been released by SafeWork SA. The guide Preventing and Responding to Work-Related Violence (PDF 247 kb) has...
