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WED

12:02PM

Worker permitted to pursue damages for long COVID

A court has granted a worker leave to pursue damages for long COVID resulting from a work-related infection, rejecting submissions that her various symptoms needed to be assessed separately and none of them were serious.

Coronavirus, COVID-19 Workers' compensation Jurisdiction (VIC) Workers' comp decisions (VIC) Authority/inspectorate (VIC)

TUE

2:13PM

Injury reforms and fraud focus demanded by audit

Workers' compensation authorities are expected to adjust their activities to increase their focus on psychological injuries and target fraud, after a major audit found a lot of money has gone towards internal improvements, but not enough attention has been paid to return-to-work outcomes.

Psychological injuries Return to work and rehabilitation Workers' comp - research & reports Workers' compensation Jurisdiction (NSW) Authority/inspectorate (NSW)

TUE

10:48AM

Complex processes affecting safety reporting cultures

Unclear wording, hard to navigate digital systems and time-consuming processes are preventing many workers from reporting safety concerns, near misses and incidents, a landmark Australian study has found.

WHS - research & reports Workplace safety Jurisdiction (QLD) Authority/inspectorate (QLD)

THU

10:39AM

Fatal risk in CBD high-rise foreseeable but not addressed

A second duty holder has been fined over the death of an 80-year-old workplace visitor in a disused stairwell that posed an obvious risk of falling or entrapment, while a business has been fined over a fatality that followed its failure to identify the qualifications and competencies required for high-risk tasks.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (QLD) WHS decisions (QLD) Authority/inspectorate (QLD) Fatalities Equipment and plant Duty holders Supervision

WED

3:29PM

WHS regulator targets smoking; WHS Code adopted; more

WHS regulator to enforce anti-smoking clauses;
Regulator sends exclusion-zone warning with animated recreation;
New WHS Code of Practice adopted by Tas; and
Body-worn cameras adopted permanently for NT inspectors.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (WA) WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (WA) Authority/inspectorate (WA) Dangerous substances Duty holders Health and mental wellbeing Jurisdiction (QLD) Authority/inspectorate (QLD) Heavy vehicles, mobile plant, forklifts, quad bikes Injury prevention Jurisdiction (TAS) WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (TAS) Authority/inspectorate (TAS) Jurisdiction (NT) Authority/inspectorate (NT)

WED

2:06PM

Duties breached through supply and segregation flaws

An upstream duty holder has been prosecuted and fined for providing plant with a manual that was missing safety instructions for inspection and cleaning tasks. Another duty holder has been fined for failing to provide a demarcated safety zone for delivery drivers, which led to a double amputation.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (VIC) WHS decisions (VIC) Authority/inspectorate (VIC) Equipment and plant Heavy vehicles, mobile plant, forklifts, quad bikes Duty holders

TUE

12:43PM

PCBU find $800k over death, dangerous work performed in poor lighting without hi-vis vests

An employer has been fined $800,000 for WHS breaches, after a designated work site migrated onto a dangerous stretch of road and a worker was killed by a vehicle driven by a colleague.

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

MON

3:15PM

Business owner fined; New injury laws commencing; more

Man originally charged with recklessness gets category-2 fine;
New injury laws start soon in WA, supporting regulations released; and
WHS rules for workplace quad bikes made in Qld.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (NT) WHS decisions (NT) Authority/inspectorate (NT) Equipment and plant Duty holders Injury prevention Workers' compensation Jurisdiction (WA) Workers' comp legislation, regulations, standards and codes (WA) Authority/inspectorate (WA) Jurisdiction (QLD) WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (QLD) Authority/inspectorate (QLD) Heavy vehicles, mobile plant, forklifts, quad bikes

MON

2:00PM

Official fined for vague threat to WHS manager

A union and one of its officials have been handed fines totalling nearly $37,000, after a court found the latter made a frustrated comment that constituted a threat to the future career of a workplace health and safety manager.

Right of entry Workplace safety Jurisdiction (National) Jurisdiction (VIC) WHS decisions (National) Authority/inspectorate (National) Psychosocial issues

MON

12:29PM

WHS ministers agree to new dust laws for all industries

All work processes where workers might be exposed to respirable silica will be considered high risk and subjected to tougher WHS regulations unless risk assessments prove otherwise, under one of a string of changes agreed by Australia's WHS ministers.

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

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