Employers urged to act after diesel declared carcinogenic; Definition of worker in NT workers' comp laws to change; FSU seeks exemption from NSW workers' comp changes; and NT employer fined for fall breach on boat.
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that are not considered an asbestos-like hazard can still cause lung damage, new research has found. Meanwhile, a union has warned that current OHS regulations "don't cut the mustard" when it comes to nanotechnology.
Many employers in flood-affected areas will be required to identify and eliminate a host of workplace hazards they have never encountered before, a new report from law firm Blake Dawson has warned.
Flood-affected Queenslanders have been urged to exercise extreme caution when dealing with electrical equipment and asbestos-containing materials during the floods and clean-up period.
