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.
Vic retailers targeted in slips campaign; Dow Chemical faces big asbestos payout; SA issues power saw hazard alert; Vic seeking comment on asbestos regulations; Qld construction safety link; NOHSC launches national guidance database; and Vic mines regulations now in effect.
AWU says national coronial database would help prevent workplace deaths; Qld proposes tractor roll protection; Abbott announces new head of interim building taskforce; WorkSafe Vic issues flammable liquids guidance note; and Vic workplace fatalities reach 26.
The NSW IRC will address some important issues in relation to the overlap between personal injury claims and the unfair contracts section of the Industrial Relations Act.
A senior employment law specialist says two recent discrimination cases highlight the difficulties employers face in balancing their OHS obligations with those under disability discrimination.
A WA court ruling has emphasised that workers' compensation review officers have the right to exercise discretion when deciding on which medical evidence to base their determinations of disability.
SA Court rejects "unprofessional" lawyer's application to practice; Vic releases OHS plan for manufacturing and agriculture and launches new transport and storage division.
A submission to the parliamentary inquiry into workers' compensation says schemes need to take into account workers who "self-impose" disability and apportion benefits accordingly.
