In a message that applies to all industries, farm employers are being urged - as part of national Farm Safety Week, commencing today - to improve OHS by upgrading their machinery and processes.
Safe Work Australia could include - in its special stevedoring Code of Practice - a requirement to have safety observers in place for high-risk tasks. Also in this article, a community-based network has been established to tackle the high quad-bike-related fatality rate.
Lawyer not convinced by South Australian "control" clause; NTC pushes to align Dangerous Goods Code with UN regulations; and COAG to consider ratifying ILO safety conventions for mines and dock work.
Safe Rates Tribunal commences, members announced; New Queensland emergency and demolition provisions take effect; and Q-COMP and WorkCover boards overhauled.
Safe Work Australia has released two draft guides and six more draft Codes of Practice - on such topics as forklifts and cranes - for a two-month public-comment period.
A Senate Estimates committee has been told the transition to the WHS Act has been "relatively smooth", and that the "floodgates would open" if a federal employee's s-x injury is deemed compensable by a full Federal Court.
Workplace "wellbeing" programs could be more tightly controlled, and industrial-manslaughter provisions added to the Work Health and Safety Act, under initiatives flagged in a draft ACTU policy paper.
Guide on transitioning to new chemical-safety system released; Rail industry body denies link between long shifts and fatigue; Safe driving guide for mining sector published; and Fatality prompts warning about working alone.
A construction company that provides safety training to all of its subcontractors is one of the winners of the seventh annual Safe Work Australia Awards, which were presented at a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra last night.
