One of the largest oil spills in Australia's history provides employers with invaluable insight into how to get health and safety right during mergers and acquisitions, according to a new report.
The absence in the draft model Work Health and Safety Regulations of a requirement to use risk assessments in all situations could save employers millions of dollars without undermining safety, according to an impact statement released by Safe Work Australia.
Many employers in flood-affected areas will be required to identify and eliminate a host of workplace hazards they have never encountered before, a new report from law firm Blake Dawson has warned.
The number of asbestos-related deaths in NSW will soon dwarf the annual road toll, Ombudsman Bruce Barbour has warned in calling for a State-wide asbestos-eradication plan. But a medical breakthrough announced on this, the first day of Asbestos Awareness Week, offers hope for mesothelioma victims.
