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THU

3:58PM

"Difficulty" with PIN provisions identified in model WHS Act

The Fair Work Commission has identified a "difficulty" in the model WHS Act's rules on provisional improvement notices, in finding it has no jurisdiction to review an employer's decision to "take down" a PIN issued by a health and safety rep.

TUE

3:14PM

Legislation and cases update - Q2 2013

In this update, OHS Alert examines all the important OHS and workers' comp legislative changes made in the second quarter of 2013. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

THU

12:48PM

OHS regulators could push for jail terms to bypass insurance loophole

Insurance policies that cover directors' OHS fines - as seen in the Adelaide desalination plant case - will force regulators to seek jail terms for offenders, or to have such contracts declared void under consumer laws, two prominent legal experts have told OHS Alert.

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MON

3:56PM

New safety laws begin, while Rudd announces cabinet

A number of workplace safety regulations in five jurisdictions commence or change today, while Bill Shorten has been tasked with overseeing both work health and safety and education in new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's cabinet.

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THU

3:50PM

PCBUs can't escape OHS liability with multiple principal contractors

Employers that prioritise "legal liability minimisation" over operational needs when engaging contractors are more likely to have safety incidents and end up in court, according to OHS lawyer Michael Tooma.

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TUE

12:58PM

New WHS Code released; Thousands of bullying claims forecast; more

Draft stevedoring Code and wharf fatality report released; Asbestos guide released as national exposure register opens; and FWC expecting 3500 anti-bullying applications per year.

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TUE

2:00PM

Revised bullying Code drops reference to "subtle" behaviour

Safe Work Australia has released a revised draft model Code of Practice on the prevention of workplace bullying, which no longer includes the words "subtle" and "indirect" or references to initiation practices in its examples of bullying.

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MON

1:16PM

SWA to release bullying and stevedoring Codes "immediately"

Safe Work Australia members have agreed - for the second time in three months - to release the draft model Codes of Practice on the prevention of workplace bullying and stevedoring risks. The statutory agency has also finalised its cash-in-transit Code, and published a new notifiable fatalities report.

TUE

12:30PM

Review of Seacare's poor safety record recommends harmonisation

Maritime OHS laws should be harmonised with the model WHS Act so that PCBUs and officers in the sector have a positive duty to reduce its high injury and premium rates, according to a review of the Seacare scheme released for comment yesterday.

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MON

3:36PM

"Reasonably practicable" guide clarifies WHS cost issues

A new Safe Work Australia guide, designed to help PCBUs comply with their duty to do what is "reasonably practicable" to ensure health and safety, explains how much weight employers can place on costs when deciding whether or not to adopt a hazard control.

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