Unions and health leaders launch SmokeFree '03; New Zealand releases tilt-up construction investigation findings; New manual handling guide targets plumbers; Namoi Cotton wins top safety award; Workplace Standards Tasmania launches new website; Queensland issues safety recalls on printers and fax machines; Vic construction incident reports now available; and Queensland to hold seminars on sharps risks.
A Doyle Liberal Government would allow employers to self-manage workers' compensation claims and receive greater incentives for implementing safety initiatives, the party says.
A South Australian tribunal has ruled that the employer of a worker who fell 22.5 metres from an unfenced, sixth-storey roof while installing an antenna did not fail to provide a safe workplace.
WA mesothelioma study gets Federal funding; CFMEU calls for action on fraud; Queensland appoints electrical safety commissioner; and VWA annual report now available.
NSW concrete construction blitz brought forward; Major hazards licensing on track in Victoria; Vic construction program update and WorkCover Queensland annual report now available; and Disability expert to host free seminar.
Rail Infrastructure has been fined $175,000 for the last fatality in a "spate" occurring in 1998/99 as a result of a breakdown in safety systems after organisational restructuring.
Workplace cultures that have a "chronic unease" about potential OHS disasters and encourage employees to report minor concerns achieve better safety outcomes, according to an organisational culture and safety expert.
