SWA members agree to release revised bullying Code of Practice; SWA releases work-related death tolls; and Pedestrian safety measures outlined after 86-year-old fatally hit by truck.
The vast majority (87%) of workplaces are failing to comply with provisions of the harmonised first-aid Code of Practice relating to resources, training and first-aid emergency drills, according to St John Ambulance Australia.
An employer has successfully appealed a decision to grant a severely disabled Northern Territory worker more than $270,000 in past care services received from his family, after the Court of Appeal found his family wasn't paid to care for him.
Principal contractors are being advised to review their procedures relating to safe work method statements (SWMSs), with OHS regulators likely to audit them in the coming months.
Victorian premiums likely to stay low in light of solid WorkSafe results; Comcare commits to compliance checks under draft HSR plan; and Comcare work health and safety awards open.
Injuries sustained by a dump truck operator in a car crash during a 120km journey to work weren't work-related, a full Tasmanian Supreme Court has confirmed in rejecting an insurer's appeal.
A new Safe Work Australia report has found that in the eight years to June 2011, some 356 workers were killed on Australian farms - about 17 per cent of all worker fatalities.
Researchers have urged employers to encourage injured workers to return to work more swiftly, after they found those who are absent on workers' comp for longer than six months are highly likely to gain weight, increasing the chances of further claims.
In light of the recent sacking, for safety reasons, of up to 15 workers at a Barminco gold mine in Western Australia, a workplace relations lawyer has advised employers to ensure their OHS policies are "fit for purpose" and address specific hazards.
