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TUE

12:47PM

Another Safe Rates alternative released; and more

Alternative Safe Rates plan released for comment;
Funding freeze blocks asbestos eradication; and
Employer enters WHS undertaking after asbestos breach.

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THU

3:57PM

Health sector fails third OHS audit in two years

Workers in the health sector are at significant risk of being bullied and harassed because employers are failing to tackle the issue through risk management frameworks or hold senior staff accountable for inappropriate behaviour, the Victorian Auditor-General has found.

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MON

3:55PM

New agency to tackle asbestos; and more

New agency to eradicate workplace asbestos;
Regulatory changes flagged for loose-fill asbestos; and
Victoria urged to expand workplace chemical inquiry.

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FRI

3:57PM

Siestas reduce dangerous fatigue; and more

Twenty-minute siesta reduces work fatigue;
Workers urged not to "thumb their nose" at drug policy; and
Work Safety Commissioner thanked by Minister.

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FRI

12:50PM

Employer refused permission to reduce rest breaks

An employer has been refused permission to amend its fatigue management procedures to reduce the number of rest breaks per shift, because it failed to obtain unanimous agreement from a cross-section of workers.

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MON

1:13PM

Employers target customers and safety culture in EUs

Two employers have committed to spending a total of nearly $350,000 on enhancing their WHS systems and replacing unsafe equipment, after a contractor was injured in a forklift incident and six workers were exposed to asbestos in a hospital.

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WED

3:57PM

Three parties fined over unsafe high-risk work

Two employers and a worker have been fined for safety breaches after incidents involving unlicensed forklift and crane operators, while Western Australian regulators have issued a series of dangerous-goods alerts.

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WED

1:11PM

Safe Rates order under review; and much more

Future of Safe Rates Tribunal under review;
Two jurisdictions adopt new heavy vehicle safety manual;
High OHS standards urged for "sharing economy" in Tas; and
Range of safety and RTW developments announced in SA.

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FRI

3:57PM

Safe Rates Tribunal releases payments calculator

The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal has finalised its online calculator to help supply chain participants accurately determine minimum payments under its first remuneration order, which takes effect in a matter of weeks.

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THU

3:59PM

Due diligence rules could be extended; and more

Due diligence obligations extended in draft HVNL plan; and
Qld releases three-year quad safety plan.

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