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An inquiry into FIFO work practices has called on the Queensland Government to establish minimum accommodation standards for FIFO workers, including adequate protection from noise and light and access to health services, and to ban "motelling".
The Federal Court has quashed a tribunal's decision to reject a worker's claim for the costs of a $20,000 breast reduction aimed at treating her work-related neck and shoulder pain.
PCBUs are required by WHS laws to manage the risks associated with vibrating machinery and tools through the hierarchy of controls, according to new guidance material from Safe Work Australia.
An employer has been ordered to donate $120,000 to an environment trust after fumes escaped from an unattended tank and caused 15 workers from a neighbouring business to go home sick with headaches and nausea.
Two employers have been fined a total of nearly $640,000 for breaching NSW's mirror WHS Act, after workers were killed in separate front-end loader and crane incidents.
