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A South Australian worker who played competitive basketball while claiming workers' compensation for wrist injuries has been handed a three-month suspended jail sentence.
Another jurisdiction conducting double WHS review; Regulator targeting concrete companies as heavy vehicle trauma report released; Safety incidents cause one farm death per week; and Alerts and other safety news issued in four jurisdictions.
The Fair Work Commission has, in rejecting an employer's costs claim, stressed that workers who unsuccessfully apply for anti-bullying orders will "only rarely" be ordered to foot the legal bill.
Ambulance officers and paramedics are not only more likely to be killed than other workers, they also have one of the highest workers' compensation claims rates for occupational diseases.
Western Australia has replaced the term "harmonisation" with "modernisation" to describe the drafting of new WHS laws for its resources sector, suggesting the laws will differ considerably from those in other jurisdictions. Meanwhile, the State mining regulator has released new guidelines and fatality reports.
Proposed changes to Commonwealth safety and workers' comp laws will drive up premiums for single-state employers, increase red tape and reduce worker protections, a Senate Committee has been told - but it recommends passing the amendments.
A Western Australian employer that failed to ensure workers adhered to a modified elevated work platform's lifting capacity has been fined for OSH breaches, after the machine was overloaded and toppled over. Also in this article, two Queensland farm workers have been killed in vehicle incidents.
Stakeholders in the harmonised states and territories are being asked to comment on whether the model WHS laws should be amended to include stricter entry rules and less prescriptive regulations - but they've been given just days to do so.
Nine more draft model WHS Codes of Practice - including those covering scaffolding, forklifts and plant supply - have been dumped in favour of guidance material.
