Western Australia commits to OHS harmonisation in State budget; NSW shift caps retained under national rail safety laws; New harmonisation guide released for Tasmanian miners; and Northern Territory high-risk licences about to expire.
A NSW employer and a company director who failed to enforce a forklift prohibition have been fined $110,000, after an unlicensed subcontractor was killed in a forklift crash.
Unions target employer-directed medical assessments; Cutting journey claims could ruin injured workers' lives, says delegation; and Alert issued after worker killed in 13-metre fall.
A Western Australian employer has been ordered to pay more than $400,000 in damages to a worker who was injured while performing a task that it wrongly believed to be "common, practical and safe".
Western Australian employers fined over double explosion fatality; and Victorian employer and director breached safety laws eight months after fatality conviction.
Employers that prevent "emotional exhaustion" and provide a harassment-free workplace are more likely to retain their staff until retirement age, a Dutch study has found.
An analysis of WorkCover NSW documents and a recent actuarial valuation show that a "staggering rate of growth" in fees paid to private insurers - as opposed to injured workers' claims - is keeping premiums high and "sending many businesses broke", an MP and a lawyer say.
An award-winning health and safety program, which focuses on both employees and their families, has helped Decmil Australia reduce its workplace incident rate by 35 per cent in the space of a year.
