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OHS shortcuts reduce business saleability, lawyers warn; Two more model Codes of Practice take effect; and Funds injected into workplace suicide-prevention program.
Western Australian workers' comp amendments taking effect this week; WA brokers' Code, compensation report and harmonisation session announced; NSW compensation-consolidation Act taking effect; Formaldehyde declared cancer risk in HSIS update; and Essential safety news from around Australia.
Eight of the 12 second-stage model Codes of Practice have taken effect, including those addressing first aid, electrical risks and the safe design of structures.
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.
Lawyer not convinced by South Australian "control" clause; NTC pushes to align Dangerous Goods Code with UN regulations; and COAG to consider ratifying ILO safety conventions for mines and dock work.
The Tasmanian Government will consider strengthening its mirror WHS Act, or developing stand-alone legislation, to improve the health and safety of workers under the age of 19, according to a review of the State's child-labour laws.
A Western Australian employer failed to comply with a Code of Practice on workplace violence and bullying when investigating complaints made against a supervisor, and then unfairly dismissed the woman, the State IRC has found.
Queensland has warned it will not adopt model WHS laws for its mining sector "for the sake of administrative harmonisation", and is pushing, instead, to augment its current legislation with provisions of the National Mine Safety Framework.
