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Employers are being advised against starting training for Western Australia's new WHS Act, suggesting planned changes to the "green" Bill will be significant and the Regulations could differ considerably from the national model WHS Regulations.
The median length of a mental-disorder-related workers' comp claim in Australia's worst performing occupational group is nearly 46 weeks - more than double the average length of the second worst performer, according to a new Safe Work Australia report.
Victoria Police can start overcoming its notorious s-xist organisational culture, which includes cases of rape, by publicly acknowledging harm to employees and establishing a "redress scheme", according to an independent review of the organisation.
An employer that was sued for damages after an apprentice suffered burns to 60 per cent of his body at a work birthday party has now been fined for safety breaches. Meanwhile, another employer has been fined after a worker was fatally crushed by a 1.2-tonne crate.
Safe Work Australia has published 10 guides and information sheets on managing the risks associated with the inspection, maintenance and operation of cranes, as well as plant that can be used as a crane and quick hitches for earthmoving machinery. It has also released a range of other documents.
