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TUE

12:54PM

Stroke in shower compensable under PVYW test

An employee who had a stroke while showering in a hotel room has been awarded workers' compensation, after a tribunal found the High Court's motel s-x decision showed the relationship between a work-interval activity and an injury can be temporal rather than causal.

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MON

3:51PM

Employer fined for ignoring safety process; and more

Employer fined for ignoring safe unloading process;
NSW issues forklift safety warning; and
Workers' comp changes commence in the ACT.

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FRI

12:38PM

Seven workers poisoned by toxic gas, employer fined

A NSW employer has been fined $67,000 after two employees, whose supervisors were in a management meeting, mixed incompatible dangerous goods and created a toxic gas that led to seven workers, including themselves, being hospitalised.

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THU

1:23PM

FIFO inquiry prompts review of WA safety Codes

Western Australia will amend existing safety Codes of Practice, rather than introduce a new Code, to improve FIFO workers' mental health, according to the State Government's response to the inquiry into the issue. The Government declined to support a recommendation to acknowledge that FIFO workers are at risk of suicide.

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THU

11:15AM

WHS entry and HSR powers restored in Qld

A Bill restoring HSR and entry powers passed Queensland Parliament last night, but a clause imposing additional injury-notification requirements on employers was defeated.

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WED

2:56PM

Injured workers' accrual rights retained; and more

Fair Work Bill passes without repealing workers' comp accruals;
Qld adopts recommendation for WHS Amendment Bill; and
Qld streamlines application process for high-risk work licences.

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TUE

2:42PM

Q3 2015: What you should know from the last three months

This update outlines all the most important workplace safety and workers' compensation developments from July, August and September, including one of the highest safety fines in Australian history, and legislative changes in every jurisdiction.

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TUE

1:06PM

Employers given time to comply with drug rules; and more

Employers given time to comply with new drug and alcohol requirements;
Feedback sought on draft WHS Code for mining; and
Significant incident reports and safety bulletins released.

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MON

2:26PM

FIFO inquiry calls for safer accommodation standards

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".

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FRI

3:00PM

Use safety self-assessments with caution; and more

Safety self-assessment tools should be used by experts, lawyers say;
Unregistered high-risk work trainer enters enforceable undertaking; and
SWA reports 15 fatalities in a month.

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