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TUE

3:14PM

Legislation and cases update - Q2 2013

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.

TUE

1:38PM

Employers fined $420k over death and repeat guarding offence

Employers in Victoria and South Australia have been fined a total of $420,000 for safety breaches, after one worker was fatally crushed by a falling steel beam, and another sustained serious arm injuries on a machine involved in an earlier breach.

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MON

3:00PM

Diesel plan advised in light of carcinogenic classification; and more

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.

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FRI

2:43PM

Work method used for 30 years leads to fatality

Employers must not assume that a work method used for decades without incident is safe, the NSW IRC has ruled in fining three entities $116,000 over a fatality.

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THU

1:52PM

Video safety campaign encourages young workers to speak up; and more

Graphic video ad campaign encourages young workers to speak up on safety; SWA guide provides tips on avoiding armed hold-ups and other cash-related risks; and Qld issues rural safety advice and amusement alert after five-year-old injured.

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WED

3:58PM

Technology key to avoiding regulator scrutiny

A UK report on Australia's Montara oil spill and other disasters has outlined the best way for employers to avoid the scrutiny of safety regulators - "by doing all we can to incorporate best available technology and practice into our operations".

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MON

3:56PM

Design problems behind one in three OHS incidents; and Qld news

Design problems behind one in three OHS incidents: NOPSEMA; and Queensland's 2013-14 average premium rate announced.

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WED

2:15PM

Employer negligent in failing to maintain 50-year-old structure

A NSW employer that failed to properly maintain a 50-year-old steel structure, which held up to 450 tonnes of material, has been found liable for injuries sustained by a truck driver when the structure collapsed onto the back of his vehicle.

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TUE

2:10PM

Being busy no excuse for disregarding safety procedures

A worker who disregarded his employer's lock-out tag-out (LOTO) procedure because he was "in a hurry" was rightly sacked, the Fair Work Commission has found, in rejecting his unfair dismissal claim.

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FRI

3:45PM

Fake high-risk licence alert expanded, international scam suspected

WorkSafe WA has extended its warning on fraudulent high-risk work licences, after receiving reports that fake national licences are being churned out cheaply overseas. Also in this article, a repeat offender has been fined for height safety breaches.

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