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Injured Odco contractor not an "employee"; Unions call for removal of all asbestos as WorkSafe ACT shuts down worksites; and Cancer comp laws for firefighters one step closer.
OHS duties should be included in the job descriptions of all company executives before harmonised work health and safety laws take effect, according to employment lawyer Ben Urry.
Victoria not convinced by harmonisation RIS; Surgeons and safety advocate pressure quad bike manufacturers; WHS investigates fall death; and R U OK? Day today.
Outstanding work health and safety initiatives - including a rehab program that helped a shark-attack victim return to work - have been recognised at the annual SRCC Safety Awards. Also in this article, South Australia's return-to-work and SISA award winners have been announced.
The cost of implementing harmonised safety laws for employers will be "remarkably small", the Ai Group has acknowledged on the release of the Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) for the model Work Health and Safety Regulations.
Victorian employer Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd, which was fined $100,000 after the death of an offsite contractor, has been granted leave to appeal to the High Court over the issue of "control".
A tradesperson who shot an apprentice in the eye with a nail gun could be jailed, and two workers caught "planking" on the job face fines, in two cases that show WorkSafe Victoria is prepared to crack down on unsafe skylarking.
A small business that failed to store sheet materials safely has received one of the highest workplace safety fines in Western Australian history, after a pre-apprentice was killed. Also in this article, WorkCover NSW is investigating a Port Botany fatality.
HR expert calls for change in attitude to disability; Tasmanian injury rates to increase with high impairment threshold; and Tasmanian regulator develops manual handling guide and asbestos website.
