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A Safe Work Australia-commissioned study has identified four key contributing factors to the country's most common occupational skin diseases. The agency has also added 112 new chemicals to its Hazardous Substances Information System (HSIS).
Worker rightly sacked for ignoring safety alarm; Duty holders fined for hand tool and helmet breaches; Video safety alert for forklifts and other warnings issued by regulators; and Fatigue exemption extended for heavy vehicle drivers in Queensland.
Operator error and lack of fall protection are two factors employers should address to reduce truck-related fatalities, a new Safe Work Australia report says.
A major employer has unsuccessfully sought for all conditions imposed by a prohibition notice to be quashed, with the Fair Work Commission ordering it to barricade an unsafe damaged structure until it's repaired or removed.
Queensland employers will pay the lowest average workers' comp premiums in the country from 1 July, with WorkCover slashing the rate by 17 per cent. The agency has also introduced two initiatives to help businesses understand and pay their premiums.
A Randstad employment analyst has highlighted the link between playing sport and improved worker health and productivity, while Victoria is encouraging city workers to get out of the office and participate in belly dancing classes or guided lunchtime walks.
Friday was a busy day for the NSW workers' comp scheme, with the High Court upholding an employer's appeal against a retrospective-amendment ruling, and the Finance Minister announcing a review of the 2012 scheme overhaul.
Draft harmonised WHS Regulations for the NSW mining industry have been released for a six-week consultation period, with stakeholders being urged to comment on clauses developed in response to the New Zealand Pike River Royal Commission.
Workers' comp cheats under scrutiny; WorkCover WA targeting lapsed policies and other breaches; and Comcare launches tool to reduce organisational-change injuries.