The ACTU is pushing for tougher penalties for workplace bullying - and has provided some practical tips for dealing with the problem - in its submission to a parliamentary inquiry.
Employers can combat workplace stress by implementing a three-tiered stress-intervention strategy, according to senior Canadian organisational psychologist, Dr Kevin Kelloway.
The Queensland Coroner has, in an inquest into a teenage worker's motorcycle death, questioned the reach of OHS awareness campaigns, and called for proposed PPE rules to be introduced into law.
John Holland Pty Ltd and Thiess Pty Ltd have entered into a $225,000 enforceable undertaking with WorkSafe Victoria, after they failed to provide safe systems for loading and securing concrete panels on trailers.
NSW and WA work deaths spark risk-assessment call; South Australia offers OHS research grants, releases formwork guide; and Essential safety news from around Australia.
NSW employer premiums won't be reduced for 2012/13, despite the recent workers' comp overhaul, WorkCover has announced. The regulator has also provided an example of what constitutes a "substantial connection" to work under the new journey claim rules.
Employers urged to act after diesel declared carcinogenic; Definition of worker in NT workers' comp laws to change; FSU seeks exemption from NSW workers' comp changes; and NT employer fined for fall breach on boat.
A full Federal Court has emphasised the important role drug and alcohol testing plays in ensuring workplace safety, in rejecting the CFMEU's bid to ban testing on a major Victorian motorway upgrade.
The Federal Government will consider developing national legislation, similar to Victoria's Brodie's law, during a parliamentary inquiry into the "scourge" of workplace bullying.
