Browsing: WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (VIC) | Page 2

• PCBUs reminded of the four principles of WHS duties;
  
• Safety Code for traffic management overhauled in Vic; and
  
• New distraction cameras detect thousands of breaches in a month.

• OHS fines up in Vic, premium hike confirmed;
  
• Supply chain probe demanded after second school bus crash; and
  
• Motion to push for engineered stone ban blocked by NSW Labor.

A range of WHS Codes and amendments, covering psychosocial hazards and other issues, have taken effect in two jurisdictions, while certain WHS exemptions have been reapplied in one of them, and duty holders in a third jurisdiction have been warned that driver-distraction cameras have been "switched on".

• Company charged with multiple breaches after two taxi deaths;
  
• Tougher driver-distraction laws commencing in Vic soon;
  
• Two in five white-card applications involve "fake" training; and
  
• Help SWA shape national WHS month.

• Safety-prosecution changes demanded after $1.5m fine imposed; and
  
• Workplace heat warning issued with concerning forecast.

• Industry Standard for deadly EWPs amended in Vic; and
  
• Silica breaches attract penalty as new Code commences.

• Chemicals alert issued with GHS transition period expiring;
  
• New WHS dust regulations further amended in ACT;
  
• Controversial ACT COVID notice followed by WHS amendment; and
  
• RTW guide highlights "the most important relationship".

• Director barred for safety breaches, consignor targeted;
  
• Compliance Codes for silica made and revoked in Vic;
  
• Workers' comp changes introduced in Tas;
  
• Healthy workplaces service launched in SA; and
  
• Cheong gets permanent WHS director role in NT.

• WHS resources and $1.7m warning issued for World Mental Health Day;
  
• OHS and dangerous goods laws aligning in Vic; and
  
• Beirut chemical disaster highlighted with launch of NSW plan.

• OHS insurance bans take effect in Vic, new chair appointed; and
  
• Employer fined over EWP incident and verification failure.