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THU

3:19PM

Exposure limit for fumes slashed; Big fines start; more

Workplace exposure standard for fumes slashed today;
Vic responds to fumes amendment with tips for employers; and
Comcare warns of big fines, reveals manslaughter start date.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (National) Authority/inspectorate (National) WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (National) Dangerous substances Injury prevention Health and mental wellbeing Jurisdiction (VIC) Authority/inspectorate (VIC)

THU

12:39PM

Over-reliance on engineering controls "misguided", duty holders told to foster WHS cultures

An employer's multiple efforts to engineer out a safety risk failed to prevent a worker's serious crush injuries because of the absence of supplementary administrative controls, a court has found in fining the employer.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (SA) WHS decisions (SA) Authority/inspectorate (SA) Equipment and plant Young/inexperienced workers Duty holders Injury prevention

THU

11:04AM

Signage and barricade removed moments before death

Three companies and a supervisor have been fined a total of more than $2.1 million over two serious mine safety incidents, including one where the supervisor removed warning signs from a hazardous area just moments before a worker was killed there.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (WA) WHS decisions (WA) Authority/inspectorate (WA) Fatalities Work at heights Heavy vehicles, mobile plant, forklifts, quad bikes Equipment and plant Duty holders Contractors Supervision Young/inexperienced workers

THU

9:15AM

PCBU fined $450k for lack of expert inspections

A court has slated a national employer's inadequate inspections for wear, tear and corrosion, after a worker's legs dropped into and became trapped in moving machinery.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (NSW) WHS decisions (NSW) Authority/inspectorate (NSW) Equipment and plant Duty holders

WED

12:18PM

WHS Code on gender-based harassment released; and more

New and existing psychosocial Codes must be applied together;
WHS Code amended to address major fatality risk; and
RTW guide and template released.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (National) WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (National) Authority/inspectorate (National) Psychosocial issues Bullying and harassment Injury prevention Duty holders Heavy vehicles, mobile plant, forklifts, quad bikes Workers' compensation Return to work and rehabilitation

TUE

1:05PM

Access allowed to worker's old anxiety & migraine records

A tribunal has granted a regulator access to an injured worker's medical records from 13 different entities, finding her objections around privacy were understandable but outweighed by other considerations.

Workers' compensation Jurisdiction (National) Authority/inspectorate (National) Workers' comp decisions (National) Psychological injuries Bullying Bullying and harassment

TUE

11:55AM

First WHS undertaking agreed, 34 charges discontinued

The first duty holder to be charged under Western Australia's Work Health and Safety Act has become the first entity to enter a WHS undertaking in the State, with its $1.47 million worth of enforceable commitments aligning with the recommendations from a parliamentary inquiry into workplace s-xual harassment.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (WA) Enforceable undertakings (WA) Authority/inspectorate (WA) Psychosocial issues Bullying and harassment Bullying Violence Injury prevention Contractors Duty holders

MON

3:16PM

Crane supplier found guilty of breach at fatality site

At a retrial, a court has confirmed a company breached safety regulations by failing to ensure enough expert workers were involved in operating a crane at a workplace where a fatality occurred.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (WA) WHS decisions (WA) Authority/inspectorate (WA) Contractors Duty holders Heavy vehicles, mobile plant, forklifts, quad bikes Fatalities

MON

2:16PM

BMA penalised for banning labour-hire workers for safety complaints, union says tide is turning

A major organisation partly run by BHP has been fined $120,000 for undermining safety protections, and ordered to pay compensation to labour-hire personnel who were targeted after exercising their workplace rights over a dimly lit area and lightning storms.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (National) Jurisdiction (QLD) Authority/inspectorate (QLD) WHS decisions (National) Adverse action claims Termination Labour hire workers Heavy vehicles, mobile plant, forklifts, quad bikes

MON

12:03PM

Four entities breached WHS duties for imported plant

A company director and three PCBUs, including an importer, have been handed pre-discount WHS fines totalling $1.25 million, after a worker suffered finger amputations on a machine previously shut down by a regulator.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (NSW) WHS decisions (NSW) Authority/inspectorate (NSW) Duty holders Labour hire workers Young/inexperienced workers Supervision Equipment and plant

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