The dispute over union powers to enter sites to assist HSRs appears to be far from over, with a safety regulator "considering its options" in relation to the full Federal Court's Friday decision on the matter.
A full Federal Court has quashed an earlier ruling that union officials don't need entry permits to enter workplaces to assist elected health and safety representatives.
A project manager has been fined for refusing to allow a union official to consult a worker on an alleged WHS breach relating to the use of a single dogman for multi-storey crane work.
Building industry participants have fewer than seven months to ensure their enterprise agreements comply with new Federal fitness-for-work and entry rules, under a Bill slashing the transitional period for the rules.
A PCBU cannot block union entry while conducting its own investigation into possible WHS breaches, or require permit holders to give 24 hours' notice before viewing related documents, a commissioner has ruled in a bullying dispute.
The construction watchdog has filed an appeal against a Federal Court ruling that union officials don't need entry permits to enter sites at the request of health and safety representatives.
A regulator has discontinued court action against a union official - accused of blocking work for bogus safety reasons - in light of a recent full Federal Court decision in favour of an official who pretended his name was Steve Irwin, the deceased crocodile hunter.
Two entry permit holders breached the OHS requirements of the Fair Work Act by walking down a construction-site pathway blocked by bollards, a judge has found, despite acknowledging that a foreman and workers also used the path.
The Federal Government's renewed plan to tighten right-of-entry laws will hamstring union activities that reduce workplace injuries, the ACTU has warned. Meanwhile, ACCI has warned employers against trusting certificates from overseas manufacturers declaring goods as asbestos-free.
A judge has rejected Fortescue's claim that a union can't seek a declaration that it breached Federal entry laws - after a fatality - because Western Australia hasn't adopted the model WHS Act.
