The proposed harmonised WHS Bill for the Western Australian resources sector is unlikely to impose significant start-up or ongoing costs on employers, and includes five changes that could increase safety standards, according to a new consultation paper.
Western Australia's proposed mirror WHS laws for the resources sector should include a duty of care at worker accommodation facilities, suicide-specific provisions and a special Code of Practice that addresses rosters, fatigue and bullying, the parliamentary inquiry into FIFO arrangements has recommended.
All parties involved in the transport of goods by road in Western Australia are now required to take all reasonable steps to prevent safety breaches, under the State's own version of the Heavy Vehicle National Law.
New safety laws have taken effect in most jurisdictions this month, while some planned regulations have been scrapped.
Western Australia will retain a separate dangerous goods safety Act after it introduces mirror WHS laws, but will consolidate its six sets of dangerous goods regulations into an "omnibus" package, the State Government has announced.
A parliamentary committee has warned that a gap in safety legislation is exposing FIFO workers to bullying and other risks at accommodation facilities, and accused Rio Tinto of 'underplaying' the impact of FIFO work on mental health.
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