Consultation required before tweaking SWMSs; and more
Consultation required before tweaking SWMSs; ABCC-abolition, maritime-safety and compensation laws progress; and NSW safety awards extended.
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Consultation required before tweaking SWMSs; ABCC-abolition, maritime-safety and compensation laws progress; and NSW safety awards extended.
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.
The ACT Greens have urged the Government and employers to do more to stamp out workplace bullying, after a survey found the problem was widespread and often went unreported.
Western Australia commits to OHS harmonisation in State budget; NSW shift caps retained under national rail safety laws; New harmonisation guide released for Tasmanian miners; and Northern Territory high-risk licences about to expire.
Workplace "wellbeing" programs could be more tightly controlled, and industrial-manslaughter provisions added to the Work Health and Safety Act, under initiatives flagged in a draft ACTU policy paper.
National rail safety law passes in first jurisdiction; Rail protection officer fined for drugs as latest Waterfall report released; Tasmanian asbestos victims paid $3m in six months under no-fault scheme; and Tasmanian and Victorian workplace safety awards open.
Queensland Code of Practice breach led to fatality; Third employer fined heavily for Melbourne scaffold collapse; Regulators investigating gate death and third excavator incident; and Essential safety news from ACT, NSW and WA.
Safe Work Australia has today released five new model Codes of Practice - on such topics as traffic management and working near electrical lines - for a 12-week public-comment period.
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