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THU

2:46PM

Greater autonomy reduces burnout and stress

Employers can reduce workplace stress levels by giving employees the same flexibility as managers to "adjust their work" when they feel "out of sorts", according to Swedish researchers.

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WED

3:55PM

Coroner surprised by lack of regs in high-risk sector

Queensland's OHS regulator has been advised by the Coroner to introduce safety regulations for the hazardous house-removal industry within a year, after a young worker was fatally crushed beneath a house on his second day on the job.

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TUE

12:40PM

Workers deliberately inhaled chemicals, one killed

A NSW company director who knew his workers deliberately exposed themselves to chemical fumes to "get high", but failed to stop them and enforce PPE requirements, has been fined for OHS breaches, after a worker died from exposure to solvents.

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MON

3:58PM

Reports identify high vehicle and fall-related death rates

A major Safe Work Australia report has found that 63 per cent of the work-related deaths that occurred in 2012 involved vehicles, while falling objects also caused a high-proportion of deaths. SWA has also released a special report on deaths and injuries arising from falls from height.

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MON

10:54AM

Injured worker loses $1.1m appeal in ladder case

A Queensland worker who was seriously injured when a ladder he stepped on broke - immediately after it was inspected and deemed safe - has lost his appeal for $1.1 million in damages.

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FRI

12:48PM

Do you need to reassess your drug testing policies?

Employers should consider reassessing their workplace drug testing regime in light of a recent National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) decision relating to saliva tests, according to law firm Ashurst.

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FRI

10:41AM

WHS transitional arrangements extended in Qld

WHS transitional arrangements that are due to expire at the end of the year in Queensland are likely to be extended by 12 months, while the State Government is set to approve eight model Codes of Practice.

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THU

1:16PM

Worker's adrenalin claim rejected in drug case

A worker has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that his positive drug test was "exacerbated" by the surge of adrenalin he experienced while fighting a fire on a front-end loader.

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WED

3:57PM

High Court rejects motel claim, clarifies Hatzimanolis

The High Court has found that a Commonwealth employee who was injured while having s-x in her motel room on a work trip is not entitled to workers' compensation, effectively narrowing the application of the Hatzimanolis test for work-interval injuries.

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WED

2:20PM

Codes only costly for non-compliant employers

Employers will only incur significant costs from complying with new Codes of Practice if they aren't complying with existing safety laws, Safe Work Australia says in a consultation regulation impact statement for the draft model stevedoring Code.

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