Tighter safety-entry rules to be considered by SWA
Many workers will be reluctant to speak up about safety issues for fear of reprisal if Safe Work Australia accepts Queensland's proposed changes to right-of-entry laws, according to the ACTU.
Many workers will be reluctant to speak up about safety issues for fear of reprisal if Safe Work Australia accepts Queensland's proposed changes to right-of-entry laws, according to the ACTU.
Queensland has confirmed that a host of transitional arrangements for its mirror WHS Regulation will be extended by 12 months, while two model Codes of Practice will take effect in less than two weeks.
WHS transitional arrangements that are due to expire at the end of the year in Queensland are likely to be extended by 12 months, while the State Government is set to approve eight model Codes of Practice.
Employers in Queensland - and perhaps the rest of Australia - that are willing to cut corners on safety to save money, will be able to "cover up dangerous practices" under a plan to amend the right-of-entry provisions of the WHS Act, unions have warned.
Qld employers urged to check validity of safety summonses; Cancer compensation laws pass in Tas, trudge forward in SA; and Caution urged after concrete panel incidents and welding explosion.
Abetz new Employment Minister, Abbott announces ministry; HSRs in SA must complete WHS bridging course; and WHS exemptions granted to Queensland boiler operators.
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.
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.
Apprentice-related supervision breaches can lead to recklessness fines; Queensland removes earthmoving requirement from WHS Regulation; and South Australian WHS Act added to Fair Work right-of-entry laws.
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