The WA Police Minister has acknowledged that Police did have power to rescue children from an electrical hazard on a South West farm, contrary to advice given by attending Police to the landholder that they were powerless. The admission comes…
Category: Occupational Health & Safety
Police Report No Power to Rescue Children from Electrical Hazard
Front line Police in the South West have reported a disturbing lack of statutory powers following an incident involving an electrical hazard on a South West Farm. The Police had been called to attend a trespass at a workshop shed which had…
Pilbarra Sounds Regional Health Alarm
Three Hospitals in the Pilbarra have sounded a belated alarm to all consumers of Hospitals Services in regional Western Australia. The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) today admitted that a doctor had consistently breached infection control protocols between July 7…
Supersizing the Health System
A recent incident at Bunbury Regional Hospital has highlighted the need to supersize the health system to meet the threat posed to staff and patients from increasing obesity. The GWN story featured complaints from the family of a woman weighing more…