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WED

12:30PM

Business owners fined $48k for chemical breaches after explosion

Two owners of an ACT pizza restaurant, who failed to separate chemicals from ignition sources, have been fined $48,000, after a worker was severely burned in an explosion.

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TUE

3:14PM

Legislation and cases update - Q2 2013

In this update, OHS Alert examines all the important OHS and workers' comp legislative changes made in the second quarter of 2013. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

MON

3:39PM

Directors could opt for insurance over safety standards; and more

Directors could opt for insurance over safety standards, warns CFMEU; Employers urged to learn from the deaths of 167 Piper Alpha workers; and ACTU calls for Victoria to adopt asbestos-eradication plan.

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THU

11:49AM

New systems in place to catch compensation cheats; and NBN update

New systems in place to crack down on workers' comp fraudsters; and Poor subcontractor supervision and training records identified by NBN review.

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WED

12:57PM

New firefighter cancer Bill a "slap in the face" for volunteers

The South Australian Government today will formerly introduce its workers' comp cancer Bill for career firefighters, which, unlike a nearly identical Greens Bill currently before Parliament, provides no cover for the State's 13,500 firefighting volunteers. Also in this article, Unions NSW has declared today "Fair Go for Workers' Compensation Day".

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TUE

1:48PM

Smokers costing employers thousands in absences; and more

Smokers cost employers thousands in absences and cigarette breaks, study finds; and Victoria and South Australia release safety guides on ladders, lead, high-risk work and stretching exercises.

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MON

3:00PM

Diesel plan advised in light of carcinogenic classification; and more

Workplace diesel plans advised in light of carcinogenic classification; Two workers sustain serious injuries at same site within days; and Poorly maintained crane block falls to ground.

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MON

1:17PM

Worker breached HSE rules in tampering with monitoring equipment

A worker who was sacked for tampering with monitoring equipment, to conceal unsafe noise levels during blasting work, has had his unfair dismissal claim rejected.

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FRI

1:11PM

Work-related injury arose from passive smoking in the 1980s

A Victorian worker who was subjected to passive smoking at work in the 1980s, and diagnosed with emphysema in 2010, has been given the green light by the Court of Appeal to sue her former employer.

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THU

12:11PM

SA firefighter and vehicle Bills progress; SafeWork issues WHS guides

The South Australian Greens have applauded the passing of their workers' comp Bill for firefighters through the Legislative Council, while the State Government has introduced mirror heavy-vehicle laws. Also in this article, SafeWork SA has released new fact sheets on HSR training and more under the WHS Act.

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