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FRI

1:03PM

Safety warning issued ahead of national ban; Safety and RTW winners announced; and more

Employers warned against unsafe rushing ahead of stone ban;
Employer that boosted HSR numbers among Vic safety winners; and
Safety awards open in WA.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (VIC) WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (VIC) Authority/inspectorate (VIC) Dangerous substances Duty holders Injury prevention Return to work and rehabilitation Workplace safety representatives Jurisdiction (WA) Authority/inspectorate (WA)

THU

2:56PM

WHS procedures lacking for frequent job problem

A PCBU has been fined over a fatality that was caused, in part, by the inadvertent activation of a body-worn remote control for a machine.

Fatalities Equipment and plant Workplace safety Jurisdiction (QLD) WHS decisions (QLD) Authority/inspectorate (QLD) Duty holders Shift work Supervision

WED

3:55PM

Qantas to pay $21k to HSR; Work pressures cause injuries

Qantas agrees to pay $21k in ongoing WHS discrimination case; and
Disconnect laws highlighted on release of mental stress numbers.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (NSW) WHS decisions (NSW) Workplace safety representatives Discrimination Coronavirus, COVID-19 Jurisdiction (National) Authority/inspectorate (National) Psychological injuries Stress Health and mental wellbeing Injury prevention Workers' compensation Workers' comp - research & reports

TUE

2:15PM

Second major assessment of WHS regulator slams slow response to emerging WHS risks

A major review of a WHS regulator has been quickly followed by a highly critical audit, which found the regulator lacks effective strategies for dealing with emerging WHS threats, and took about eight years to "actively and sufficiently respond" to the dangers of engineered stone.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (NSW) Authority/inspectorate (NSW) Dangerous substances WHS - research & reports

MON

2:15PM

Man charged over death enters $380k WHS EU

A business partner has successfully applied to commit $380,000 to WHS initiatives to avoid being prosecuted over the death of a worker in an exclusion zone that wasn't physically marked.

Fatalities Heavy vehicles, mobile plant, forklifts, quad bikes Enforceable undertakings (NSW) Workplace safety Jurisdiction (NSW) Authority/inspectorate (NSW) Duty holders

MON

12:25PM

Payments blocked for work-related RSI from 1985

A worker who claims she suffers from pain arising from an accepted work-related repetitive strain injury (RSI) sustained four decades ago has been denied compensation for ongoing medical treatment.

Workers' compensation Jurisdiction (National) Workers' comp decisions (National) Authority/inspectorate (National)

FRI

3:11PM

Police enter WHS undertaking; WHS judges sought; more

Police enter WHS undertaking after speed-trap death;
Judges sought for restored WHS jurisdiction; and
PCBUs reminded of WHS duties around domestic violence.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (National) Enforceable undertakings (all) Fatalities Duty holders Jurisdiction (NSW) Authority/inspectorate (NSW) Authority/inspectorate (National) Violence

FRI

12:38PM

Safety fine increased five-fold with court bypassing comparable-cases expectation

The fine imposed on an employer that failed to fully implement a mandatory safety measure, because it ran out of the required materials, has been increased more than five-fold on appeal, with a judge stressing penalties must be significant enough to dissuade others from "cutting corners".

Work at heights Duty holders Contractors Workplace safety Jurisdiction (VIC) WHS decisions (VIC) Authority/inspectorate (VIC)

THU

2:09PM

Psychosocial risks targeted under regulatory overhaul

A WHS regulator will step up its enforcement activities against workplace psychosocial hazards, like excessive workloads, with more specialist inspectors and better engagement with stakeholders, under two of 46 accepted recommendations from a highly anticipated review.

Workplace safety Jurisdiction (NSW) Authority/inspectorate (NSW) Psychosocial issues Bullying and harassment Bullying WHS - research & reports Injury prevention

THU

9:59AM

Apply controls hierarchy to heights, employers warned

Employers must apply the hierarchy of controls to the hazards associated with height work, which starts with not performing any such work where reasonably practicable, a regulator has advised in launching a major blitz.

Work at heights Duty holders Workplace safety Workers' compensation Jurisdiction (VIC) Authority/inspectorate (VIC) Injury prevention Fatalities

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