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A Rio Tinto subsidiary has entered the first enforceable undertaking under the Northern Territory's mirror WHS Act, and committed to a large minimum spend of nearly $1 million.
WorkSafe Victoria has released a Q&A to clarify its new safety rules for quad bikes, while the Queensland Government has flagged plans to crack down on the high quad-related death toll. Also in this article, employers have been told to properly immobilise heavy vehicles, after a worker was crushed.
Seventy per cent fewer industrial chemicals will need to be subjected to pre-market assessment by the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS), under proposed reforms for a "more risk-based" regulatory framework.
An employer that failed to properly assess the risks associated with moving heavy objects has been fined $130,000, after a worker was crushed to death.
An employer has unsuccessfully applied for its fight against an improvement notice to be elevated to a full Federal Court to clarify rules on revoking such notices in the WHS Act and other safety laws.
A union has reminded Fair Work Building and Construction that construction "is a bloody dangerous industry", after the regulator filed Federal Court proceedings against 52 workers for walking off the job after a health and safety rep was sacked.
