Worker with cancer allegedly sacked for sick-leave request; Cheap safety strap would have averted $42k fine; Hierarchy of controls must be followed for height work; and Safety reviews urged after work deaths and amputation.
Western Australia is one step closer to adopting the harmonised work health and safety laws, with the Barnett Government today calling for comments on an issues paper that examines the "likely impact" of the model WHS Regulations and Codes on organisations and workers.
FIFO miner dies from drug not detected in urine tests; Esso fined for another OHS breach at Longford; ACT business owner fined for assaulting OHS inspector; and NSW workers' comp fraudsters ordered to repay money.
Western Australian workers' comp amendments taking effect this week; WA brokers' Code, compensation report and harmonisation session announced; NSW compensation-consolidation Act taking effect; Formaldehyde declared cancer risk in HSIS update; and Essential safety news from around Australia.
WA asbestos-illness award increased to $2.09m; NSW community urged to comment on draft asbestos plan; and WorkSafe Vic releases construction guide, issues high-risk work warning.
Stevedores on the Gorgon gas project in Western Australia refused to work on a vessel because of a safety risk that was "improbable" and "not known to have happened", Fair Work Australia has found in ordering them to cease industrial action.
OHS-conscious SA employers to pay lower premiums; Six workers' comp convictions a warning to WA businesses; Victorian osteopath convicted over 184 made-up WorkSafe consultations; Three Victorian entities fined after apprentices exposed to height risks; and WA DMP releases dangerous goods guides.
