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FRI

12:43PM

New report compares RTW rates; SA physio convicted by WorkCover

Victoria, South Australia and the Seacare scheme have the lowest return-to-work rates in the country, according to Safe Work Australia's new return-to-work "monitor". Also in this article, an Adelaide physio has been found guilty of overcharging WorkCover SA.

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MON

2:03PM

BHPB failed to act on 1962 asbestos risk, worker awarded $360k

BHP Billiton Ltd has been ordered to pay a former worker, who now has mesothelioma, nearly $360,000, after the South Australian District Court rejected its claim that in the early 1960s it didn't have "actual knowledge" that low asbestos exposure was hazardous.

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TUE

3:14PM

Legislation and cases update - Q2 2013

In this update, OHS Alert examines all the important OHS and workers' comp legislative changes made in the second quarter of 2013. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

MON

3:39PM

Directors could opt for insurance over safety standards; and more

Directors could opt for insurance over safety standards, warns CFMEU; Employers urged to learn from the deaths of 167 Piper Alpha workers; and ACTU calls for Victoria to adopt asbestos-eradication plan.

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THU

12:48PM

OHS regulators could push for jail terms to bypass insurance loophole

Insurance policies that cover directors' OHS fines - as seen in the Adelaide desalination plant case - will force regulators to seek jail terms for offenders, or to have such contracts declared void under consumer laws, two prominent legal experts have told OHS Alert.

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FRI

11:33AM

Director handed record OHS fine, but how much will he pay?

An employer and its director were yesterday handed the highest OHS fines in South Australian history, after the death of a worker at the Adelaide desalination plant. But the director's fine will be paid by his insurance company, and the judge in the case has warned that officers could similarly dodge penalties under the model WHS Act.

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WED

3:57PM

Inquiry sought into WorkCover bullying; and much more

Inquiry sought into WorkCover bullying; and Essential safety news from six jurisdictions.

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TUE

1:38PM

Employers fined $420k over death and repeat guarding offence

Employers in Victoria and South Australia have been fined a total of $420,000 for safety breaches, after one worker was fatally crushed by a falling steel beam, and another sustained serious arm injuries on a machine involved in an earlier breach.

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THU

11:49AM

New systems in place to catch compensation cheats; and NBN update

New systems in place to crack down on workers' comp fraudsters; and Poor subcontractor supervision and training records identified by NBN review.

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WED

12:57PM

New firefighter cancer Bill a "slap in the face" for volunteers

The South Australian Government today will formerly introduce its workers' comp cancer Bill for career firefighters, which, unlike a nearly identical Greens Bill currently before Parliament, provides no cover for the State's 13,500 firefighting volunteers. Also in this article, Unions NSW has declared today "Fair Go for Workers' Compensation Day".

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