Browsing: Jurisdiction (National) | Page 444

The annual salaries of Australia's leading OHS professionals have leapt by an average of nearly $65,000 over the last 12 months, in a dramatic turnaround from the same time last year, a SafeSearch survey has found.

Employers' s-xual-harassment policies could be policed by safety-like inspectors under new equal opportunity legislation, according to a DLA Phillips Fox report.

Post-holiday complacency can be fatal, employers warned; WorkSafe WA warns employers about heights and inspection campaigns; New Western Australian rail safety laws commence; and South Australia appoints new Industrial Relations Minister.

One of the largest oil spills in Australia's history provides employers with invaluable insight into how to get health and safety right during mergers and acquisitions, according to a new report.

Employer fined $100K over insulation death; Unsafe employer ordered to donate $30K to charity; Safety condition placed on Longford operation; and Unions lying about safety in recruitment drive, says AMMA.

An Australian study has found that workers' compensation "claims activity" tends to increase during an economic recovery, and not when times are tough, as is often believed.

Cutthroat working environments and inflexibility are having a grave impact on the mental health of managers and new mums, according to researchers, who are calling for individual coaching and more family-friendly workplaces.

In this update, OHS Alert outlines all the important OHS and workers' compensation legislative changes made in the last three months of 2010. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

The absence in the draft model Work Health and Safety Regulations of a requirement to use risk assessments in all situations could save employers millions of dollars without undermining safety, according to an impact statement released by Safe Work Australia.

SWA reports alarming spike in notified fatalities; NT WorkSafe issues alert after two fatalities in two weeks; Comcare prosecuting John Holland and Transpacific over fall deaths; and Employer charged over insulation death.