WA death could have been prevented with $1000 investment; Inspectors focus on non-compliant sleeper cabs; Gardeners warned of Legionella risk; SA police to be protected by new blood-test laws; and Draft electrical safety guide released for comment.
A South Australian employer, whose failure to guard a pinch point resulted in an amputation, has received a significant discount on its fine, due to recent changes to the State's criminal sentencing laws.
Company officers will be explicitly prohibited from taking out insurance policies for OHS fines, under a proposal to the Federal Government by South Australia's Attorney-General.
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.
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.
New SA WHS Bill to clarify right-to-silence provision; and OHS regulators issue summer and winter safety warnings.
Comcare outlines policy on "accidental non-compliance" in draft; A thousand workers win workers' comp exemption in NSW; SA Greens progress firefighter Bill, call for "serious" anti-bullying laws; WorkCover NSW targeting glass businesses in wake of deaths, injuries; and Q-COMP releases new medical fees.
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