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Workplace Health + Safety

Helping businesses to provide a safe working environment

Helping businesses to keep workers safe.

Our Workplace Health + Safety specialists understand it is a priority for clients to provide a safe working environment and have extensive experience in assisting businesses and employers implement best practice for their workplace in all aspects of compliance, risk management, policy and procedure.

When an incident occurs, an organisation may face investigation or prosecution which can expose the business to severe penalties and reputational risk. In some circumstances, individuals may also be subject to fines and imprisonment.

 

Our expertise

  • Obligations and compliance under workplace health & safety legislation for businesses and individuals (especially directors’ duties)
  • Managing workplace accidents
  • Conducting internal investigations while maintaining legal professional privilege
  • Investigations by statutory agencies including Workplace Health & Safety Queensland
  • Prosecutions for breaches of health and safety legislation
  • Coronial inquests

Our specialists can also represent clients in prosecutions and coronial inquests.

 

Where advice and defence are important, we’re with you.

 

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Matthew Hockaday
Matthew Hockaday
Partner Ph: +61 7 3231 8814 Email: mhockaday@thymac.com.au
Michael Fisher
Michael Fisher
Partner Ph: (07) 3231 8857 Email: mfisher@thymac.com.au
Damian Riggall
Damian Riggall
Partner Ph: +61 7 3231 8737 Email: driggall@thymac.com.au
Emily Harvey
Emily Harvey
Partner Ph: +61 7 3231 8870 Email: eharvey@thymac.com.au

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Brisbane Office
  • Level 32, Riverside Centre
    123 Eagle Street
    BRISBANE QLD 4000
Cairns Office
  • Level 1, Moresby Haus
    4 Scott Street
    CAIRNS QLD 4870
Toowoomba Office
  • Mill Street Chambers
    142 Campbell Street
    TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350

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  • 07 3229 0855
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under professional standards legislation.

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