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The ACT will retain its "strong" regulations on hazardous chemicals and asbestos, and could become the first jurisdiction to establish a specialised inspectorate to deal with workplace bullying, when the harmonised safety regime takes effect.
An employer probably would have prevented a workplace death if it complied with an operator's manual and enforced the use of a stop button on a crane, the Tasmanian Coroner has found. Also in this article, two NSW employers have been handed safety fines after a derailed train ended up in a driveway.
Federal Labor MPs have urged opponents of the model WHS Act not to forget the workers who "fall through the cracks" under current safety laws, but the Liberal Party has warned that the absence of the word "control" in the definition of "reasonably practicable" could create a legal vacuum.
A peak employer group has described as unwarranted the Federal Government's move to abolish the ABCC, saying the Commission targets unlawful behaviour that "denigrates" workplace safety.
Proposed regulations to protect OHS whistleblowers; Employer fined for failing to follow instructions after worker loses sight; and Northern Territory to introduce harmonised Bill later this month.
Western Australian Government's "ridiculous" claim putting workers at risk; WA appoints 27 new safety inspectors, cuts age tests for licences; and Warning issued after worker falls to death through unguarded floor.
Safe Work Australia has released for public comment 15 more draft model Codes of Practice, including those that address workplace bullying, fatigue, first aid, construction and demolition work, the design of buildings and structures and hazardous chemicals.
