Comcare launches Airport Link death prosecution; and more
Comcare files proceedings over Airport Link death and injury; Workers fatally struck as national death toll rises; and Unions raise safety concerns over higher retirement age.
Comcare files proceedings over Airport Link death and injury; Workers fatally struck as national death toll rises; and Unions raise safety concerns over higher retirement age.
The life-span of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal could prove very short, with Federal Employment Minister Eric Abetz announcing a review into whether it imposes "onerous and unnecessary compliance burdens" on employers.
The President of the Fair Work Commission has stressed that the new anti-bullying jurisdiction is not about penalising employers, in releasing two documents to help employers and workers know what to expect when it takes effect on 1 January.
The safety standards during the construction of Brisbane's Airport Link tunnel have been declared "deplorable", with one worker being killed, the joint-venture partners facing OHS prosecutions, one partner and another employer entering enforceable undertakings after other workers were injured, and 70 notices being issued by a regulator.
Start date confirmed for heavy vehicle safety laws; Tasmania's safest employers announced; and New safety alerts and guidance released in five jurisdictions.
Safe Work Australia has confirmed it will publish a guide - in lieu of a Code of Practice - on preventing workplace bullying, while the Federal Government says it will establish a Royal Commission into the disastrous home-insulation scheme, under which four young workers were killed.
Depression-related absences hidden from employers; Presumptive workers' comp laws pass in WA; Future of heavy vehicle safety laws determined tomorrow; and ABCC-restoration Bill introduced.
Swearing at colleague constituted "threat of violence"; and New Safe Rates program expanded to six sectors.
Most hazardous time of year for workers fast approaching; and Essential safety news from six jurisdictions.
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