Mirror WHS Acts take effect in South Australia and Tasmania in less than two weeks. In this article, OHS Alert points SA and Tas readers to the resources they need to prepare for the new laws, and looks at the ongoing transitional arrangements in other jurisdictions.
A business owner, who failed to display a written safe work procedure, is one of two South Australian employers who have been fined nearly $40,000 for guarding breaches.
Employers with a history of exposing child workers to unsafe conditions should be "restricted or banned" from employing people under the age of 18, according to SA Unions.
Comcare outlines policy on "accidental non-compliance" in draft; A thousand workers win workers' comp exemption in NSW; SA Greens progress firefighter Bill, call for "serious" anti-bullying laws; WorkCover NSW targeting glass businesses in wake of deaths, injuries; and Q-COMP releases new medical fees.
In a case involving WorkCover SA's controversial medical panel process, a WCT full bench has awarded ongoing compensation to a worker who sustained a psychological injury nearly seven years ago.
Heavy Metro workers transferred to paid weight-loss program; SA Greens' firefighter cancer Bill to cover volunteers; and WorkSafe ACT hosting free harmonisation and asbestos seminars.
Miners urged to prepare for severe-weather events and drowning; SA promises cancer compensation for firefighters; Updated national rail safety medical standards taking effect soon; and New WA mines safety inspector helps reach site visit target.
A worker who aggravated a degenerative thumb condition, while handling "single sheets of paper" as part of her RTW plan, is entitled to workers' compensation, a tribunal has found.