"Discontinuity" between training and work site caused wharf death; Victorians fined over chemical spill, house collapse and neglected notice; Second safety trainer convicted over Northern Territory explosion; and Western Australian employer fined for unsafe maintenance work.
In a day of mixed fortunes for harmonisation advocates yesterday, the Northern Territory Work Health and Safety Bill passed through Parliament, while the Tasmanian Upper House voted to delay the implementation of its mirror laws for 12 months.
SWA releases harmonisation Q&A on volunteers; NT employers fined over Canadian worker's death; Queensland Govt warns against mine-safety-levy cut, is accused of rushing harmonised WHS laws; Western Australia's new workers' comp dispute system gets underway; and WorkSafe WA releases FIFO fatigue alert.
The OHS harmonisation process is well on the way in seven of Australia's nine workplace safety jurisdictions, with the Northern Territory and Tasmania introducing Work Health and Safety Bills to their parliaments.
In this update, OHS Alert outlines all the important OHS and workers' compensation legislative changes made in the third quarter of 2011. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.
Senior lawyer calls for laws to "stop bullying in its tracks"; Safety trainer fined $121K after explosion injures six people; Victorian employers to pay $110K over missing handrail; and WA employer fined for interlock and training failures after amputation.
Western Australian employer fined for isolation failure after 15-year-old permanently injured; and Western Australia and the Northern Territory step up synthetic cannabis bans.
A fly-in-fly-out worker, who apparently hurt his back while sleeping, has been awarded workers' compensation in the Northern Territory Magistrates Court.
