In this update, OHS Alert examines all the important OHS and workers' comp legislative changes made in the second quarter of 2013. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.
Directors could opt for insurance over safety standards, warns CFMEU; Employers urged to learn from the deaths of 167 Piper Alpha workers; and ACTU calls for Victoria to adopt asbestos-eradication plan.
New systems in place to crack down on workers' comp fraudsters; and Poor subcontractor supervision and training records identified by NBN review.
The South Australian Government today will formerly introduce its workers' comp cancer Bill for career firefighters, which, unlike a nearly identical Greens Bill currently before Parliament, provides no cover for the State's 13,500 firefighting volunteers. Also in this article, Unions NSW has declared today "Fair Go for Workers' Compensation Day".
Smokers cost employers thousands in absences and cigarette breaks, study finds; and Victoria and South Australia release safety guides on ladders, lead, high-risk work and stretching exercises.
Workplace diesel plans advised in light of carcinogenic classification; Two workers sustain serious injuries at same site within days; and Poorly maintained crane block falls to ground.
A Victorian worker who was subjected to passive smoking at work in the 1980s, and diagnosed with emphysema in 2010, has been given the green light by the Court of Appeal to sue her former employer.
The South Australian Greens have applauded the passing of their workers' comp Bill for firefighters through the Legislative Council, while the State Government has introduced mirror heavy-vehicle laws. Also in this article, SafeWork SA has released new fact sheets on HSR training and more under the WHS Act.
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