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USU to compensate NSW workers injured travelling to or from work; ACTU to tackle "trend" of employers meddling in workers' medical treatments; and Unions call for better safety consultation in "hazardous" offshore sector.
Queensland's mirror WHS Act could be amended to allow safer employers to pay lower workers' comp premiums or drop into a lower WHS penalty band, according to a workers' compensation and safety lawyer.
A Victorian manufacturer and a Queensland cruise ship company have been fined a total of $320,000 for guarding, training and Code breaches, after two workers were killed in separate incidents.
Pike River report fuels safety rep dispute in Queensland; WA Mines Department targets ventilation breaches and releases guides; and "Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations" portfolio created in ACT.
In what was a busy day for safety today, Australia's 10-year work health and safety strategy was officially launched, the Safety Ambassador of the Year was announced, and an interpretive guideline on the entry provisions of the model WHS Act was released.
The model WHS Codes of Practice are designed to help PCBUs, and do not compel the same level of "slavish adherence" as the Codes underpinning other OHS laws do, harmonisation lawyer Barry Sherriff has assured employers.
WHS bullying Code "prohibits" eye-rolling, says Abetz; WorkCover SA's controversial medical panels to be scrapped; and South Australian Safe Work winners announced.
Queensland's mirror WHS Act could be significantly amended to remove subcontractors from the definition of "worker", and limit union entry rights, under a roundtable plan to reduce the "cost burdens" on employers.
