Employers need to contact employees who work alone or in remote locations at the start of, during and at the end of shifts, as a number of recent safety tragedies have shown, says WorkSafe WA director Joe Attard.
Determining whether injuries sustained by a worker during a work trip are compensable "used to be very easy" - until the motel-s-x case, says Lander and Rogers special counsel Rachel Cubela.
FIFO workers can manage fatigue and loneliness at remote sites by reducing their consumption of alcohol and energy drinks, and getting involved in local community activities, a new guidance note says.
Two Victorian employers fined over falling object; Qld PCBUs advised to assess new remote-work requirements; and Grace period over for old WorkCover WA forms.
In a decision that was reserved pending the High Court's judgment of the motel-s-x case, the Federal Court has found that a worker injured at a roadhouse during an eight-hour round trip to see a doctor - who his employer encouraged him to visit - is entitled to workers' compensation.
In the lead-up to Christmas, employers are being urged to ensure workers have adequate support from their mates and don't rush to finish jobs, with stress and injury claims increasing at this time of year.
The High Court has found that a Commonwealth employee who was injured while having s-x in her motel room on a work trip is not entitled to workers' compensation, effectively narrowing the application of the Hatzimanolis test for work-interval injuries.
The provision of simple information booklets can help mitigate the health risks associated with FIFO work, such as sleep and weight problems, Australian researchers say.
The Telstra employee who was awarded workers' compensation after she fell down a set of stairs while working from home - twice - has won her bid for ongoing compensation for a psych injury.
"Regimented safety routines" have been identified as a major source of workplace stress among fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) and drive-in-drive-out (DIDO) workers.
