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WorkSafe WA has announced it will no longer pursue charges laid against Laing O'Rourke and three other employers after Cyclone George, but says it will continue its case against Fortescue. Also in this article, WorkSafe WA inspectors have issued more than 200 notices in a two-week campaign.
Queensland employers will no longer pay the lowest workers' comp premiums in the country, with the average rate set to increase significantly for the second year in a row.
Greens to push for union OHS prosecutions in all states; WorkSafe WA reports on fatality, fall-prevention fine and fatigue roadblock; and Essential safety news from around Australia.
The Commonwealth Work Health and Safety Bill will extend the definition of "worker" even further than the harmonised Bills of the states and territories, the Government has announced in calling for comments on provisions that will be unique to the Commonwealth jurisdiction.
Workplace bullies face jail as "Brodie's law" passes; Victorian, NSW and Queensland regulators take action after deaths; New WorkCover NSW inspectors to tackle death and injury rates; and WorkSafe prosecutes employer as record notices issued.
Safe Work Australia's latest fatality report has revealed there were nearly three times as many deaths from work-related injuries in Australia in 2008/09 than indicated in an earlier report, but CEO Rex Hoy says the harmonisation of OHS laws will lead to more timely and accurate figures.
WorkSafe Victoria has committed to modernising its IT systems and holding its insurance agents to account, after the State Ombudsman found the agents had withheld payments from injured workers, stymied the return-to-work process and rorted the scheme.
Unions in NSW have regained the right to prosecute OHS breaches - and will retain it under harmonisation - after an amended NSW Work Health and Safety Bill passed through the Upper House on Friday.
