OHS regulators and police in NSW, Queensland and Victoria are investigating a construction death, two fatalities involving quad bikes, a mining incident that left a man a quadriplegic, and a manufacturing incident that left a woman with serious crush injuries.
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.
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.
Injured workers less likely to sue if supervisors contact them; Safety inspectors issue 129 notices in a week; and Research on quad bike stability commences in NSW.
In this article, OHS Alert highlights recent work health and safety developments - as well as new publications and upcoming seminars - from all Australian jurisdictions.
Victorian employers have been put on notice after an unsafe plumber was charged by an inspector who was visiting a supermarket. Also in this article, a South Australian employer that let workers make their own height-safety decisions has been fined nearly $80,000.
Victorian employers with a good OHS record are likely to receive less scrutiny from WorkSafe inspectors, under a State Government plan to cut regulatory red tape by 25 per cent by the end of the year.
FIFO workers need emotional support from supervisors; One injury claim made every 18 minutes in Victoria; WorkSafe WA targeting hardware sector; and NT Work Health Authority releases annual report.
