Enforceable undertakings pump cash into safety; and more
Safety-undertaking pool tops $24m in Qld; Vic and Tas flag mandatory jail time for assaults on police; and WA considering exemptions to successful sentencing regime.
Safety-undertaking pool tops $24m in Qld; Vic and Tas flag mandatory jail time for assaults on police; and WA considering exemptions to successful sentencing regime.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has upheld an earlier decision that it was lawful and reasonable for an employer to direct an injured worker to be assessed by a company-preferred doctor before returning to work.
Victoria's average workers' comp premium rate will be cut on 1 July, with early payers receiving further significant discounts. In Queensland, WorkCover has revealed that miners will be among those who benefit the most from its recent decision to slash the average premium rate to the lowest in the country.
WA reviewing strict supervision-related safety rules; and Qld commits to harmonising mine safety laws "where possible".
A coronial inquiry into a motorist's death, involving a defective road train, has found a group of related transport companies had "appalling" record-keeping processes and a "largely haphazard approach" to quality assurance.
WHS Codes of Practice have been adopted, tweaked or released for comment in Queensland and NSW, while the MUA has slammed a renewed call to scrap the draft WHS Code for stevedoring in the wake of a workplace death.
New HSR and entry-permit rules, higher electrical safety fines and a host of WHS Regulation amendments all commenced in Queensland this morning.
Draft harmonised WHS Regulations for the NSW mining industry have been released for a six-week consultation period, with stakeholders being urged to comment on clauses developed in response to the New Zealand Pike River Royal Commission.
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