CMG shifts focus to TRIFRs, as Georgiou 'personalises' safety; More model WHS Codes for mines released in NSW; and New accident compensation laws commence in the NT soon.
WHS Codes of Practice have been adopted, tweaked or released for comment in Queensland and NSW, while the MUA has slammed a renewed call to scrap the draft WHS Code for stevedoring in the wake of a workplace death.
Draft harmonised WHS Regulations for the NSW mining industry have been released for a six-week consultation period, with stakeholders being urged to comment on clauses developed in response to the New Zealand Pike River Royal Commission.
Unions are using International Workers' Memorial Day today to warn of the link between "cutting red tape" and high work death and injury rates, while Coal Services NSW explains how a deadly occupational disease was eradicated through safety regulations.
Introduction date flagged for WHS Act for WA resources sector; Regulator launches plan to reduce deaths in NSW construction sector; New safety rules for material hoists begin in May; WorkSafe Victoria targeting town as part of statewide campaign; and Seafarers reminded of workers' comp requirement.
A NSW Bill to prevent OHS prosecutions being held up by "technicalities" has passed through both houses of Parliament, despite encountering a hurdle in the Legislative Council two weeks ago.
The NSW Government has introduced legislation to "place it beyond doubt" that the District Court has jurisdiction to hear OHS prosecutions, and to make it clear that legal practitioners who represent WorkCover prosecutors can sign safety summonses.
