Husband and wife breached WHS Act after buying chemicals online; WA employer fined in first asbestos-identification prosecution; Bystanders dominate work-related road death toll; and Union predicts high truck-related fatality rate for 2014.
Workers' comp cheats under scrutiny; WorkCover WA targeting lapsed policies and other breaches; and Comcare launches tool to reduce organisational-change injuries.
The Western Australian Government is unlikely to introduce harmonised WHS laws in the foreseeable future, with its new budget making no reference to the legislation, and the Attorney-General championing the successes of the current OSH Act.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is warning employers of the limited scope of occupational exposure limits (OELs), ahead of Monday's World Day for Safety and Health at Work focusing on the safe use of chemicals.
Upgrading and creating new inspection checklists, and introducing them through a special smartphone app, has helped an employer in a hazardous industry improve its safety culture, according to the supervisor who played a big part in making the changes.
Big changes to safety legislation and the FWC's first anti-bullying decisions rank among OHS Alert's most popular and important stories from the first quarter of 2014. Check this recap to make sure you didn't miss any news affecting your workplace.
A labour-hire company has escaped a $710,000 damages bill, after the Western Australian District Court found it had no control over one of its employees who allegedly caused another worker's injuries.
A worker who developed PTSD after stopping to help a car crash victim, and staying with the man until he died from his injuries, has been denied workers' compensation, after a judge found her employer didn't engage or encourage her to assist accident victims.
