In this article, OHS Alert highlights recent work health and safety developments - as well as new publications and upcoming seminars - from all Australian jurisdictions.
In this update, OHS Alert outlines all the important workplace health and safety and workers' compensation legislative changes made in the final quarter of 2012. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in all jurisdictions.
Harmonised WHS Acts have commenced in South Australia and Tasmania, while in other jurisdictions new Codes of Practice have taken effect, and some transitional arrangements have expired or been extended.
Many Queensland WHS Regulations pushed back to 2014; Transitional arrangements expiring in NT as annual reports released; and NHVR boss appointed as national law amended.
In this update, OHS Alert outlines all the important OHS and workers' compensation legislative changes made in the third quarter of 2012. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.
Workplaces around Australia were subjected to 79,290 "proactive" visits from OHS inspectors in 2010/11 - more than 217 visits a day, according to a new Safe Work Australia report.
Safe Work Week events underway; SWA releases fatality report, serious-claim fact sheets and nanomaterial documents; and NSW employers given three months to improve their RTW programs.
In this update, OHS Alert outlines all the important OHS and workers' compensation legislative changes made in the second quarter of 2012. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.
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.
