Employers are being encouraged to pledge their support for a new national anti-racism strategy, and improve their legal compliance and competitive advantage in the process.
Workers who successfully return to their jobs after injury are more likely to believe their employers invest heavily in OHS and have clear RTW policies, the latest Australia and New Zealand Return to Work Monitor has found.
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.
Simple strategies, such as walking over and talking to colleagues instead of emailing them, can significantly reduce the health risks posed by sedentary work, Comcare says in a new toolkit on the issue.
A day after the ACCC warned that thousands of popular Chinese cars imported into Australia are fitted with asbestos gaskets, Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten has released the Asbestos Management Review report, and listed many of the workplace and household objects that still contain the deadly substance.
The ACT will become the "work safety capital of Australia" under a plan to crack down on psychosocial hazards and provide levy-funded health and safety training, according to the Greens.
First-aid fraudster loses adverse-action claim; Tasmania to extend compensation limitations for asbestos victims; and Younger men among increasing mesothelioma death toll.
OHS shortcuts reduce business saleability, lawyers warn; Two more model Codes of Practice take effect; and Funds injected into workplace suicide-prevention program.
Injured employees in all jurisdictions could be prevented from accruing annual leave while absent on workers' compensation, under one of the 53 recommendations made by the Fair Work Act review.
