Browsing: WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (WA) | Page 5

• Mandatory COVID vaccine rule applied to another industry; and
  
• Plant warning issued in format first for WHS regulator.

• Worker handed WHS fine for category-2 caring breaches;
  
• WA pumps funds into WHS transition; and
  
• Silica compliance improving, but air monitoring a concern.

• COVID lockdowns creating WHS gaps, PCBUs warned; and
  
• WA releases resources and start date for WHS transition.

• Tiered system guides workplace COVID vaccine mandates; and
  
• Burnout targeted in latest draft safety Code from WA.

Higher level safety controls for inappropriate or unreasonable workplace behaviour include adjusting staff levels for peak periods and setting achievable targets, according to a draft Code of Practice from Western Australia. Meanwhile, a regulator has issued alerts on lightning strikes and autonomous vehicles.

Australia's WHS ministers have agreed to amend the model WHS Regulations to prescribe control measures for psychological risks, and significantly increase safety penalties, but proposed industrial manslaughter laws were voted down at their meeting yesterday.

Face masks will be compulsory on public transport and in certain workplaces under COVID-19 restrictions announced for NSW today. Meanwhile, the Western Australian Government has introduced a Bill extending measures and 10-year jail terms aimed at protecting frontline workers from the pandemic.

• COVID contact tracing rules extended to more workplaces in WA; and
  
• Employer fined $210k over platform mix-up and death.

• Tougher worker health surveillance rules applied in WA;
  
• International Standard for work-related safety signs released; and
  
• Female injury rate and pandemic show need for WHS change: ACTU.

• New diesel threshold takes immediate effect in WA;
  
• Federal Bill creates new framework for chemical risk controls;
  
• Change management process missing at time of tank rupture; and
  
• Safety inspectors rebuild failed structure for fatality probe.