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Employers aren't required to conduct weekly physical inspections of non-slip strips on stairs, the Western Australian Court of Appeal has ruled in rejecting an injured worker's damages claim.
The chain of responsibility (CoR) provisions of the new national heavy vehicle safety laws could be expanded to capture employees, as well as managers who instruct consignors to order goods. Also in this article, Cootes Transport has been charged with 86 safety breaches.
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.
Queensland health and safety reps will be forbidden from halting unsafe work, unions will be hobbled by tighter entry rules, and maximum fines for electrical safety breaches will be 650 per cent higher, under a Bill introduced to the Queensland Parliament yesterday.
In its first anti-bullying decisions, the Fair Work Commission has rejected two applications because the alleged bullying victims didn't pay their filing fees. Meanwhile, the Northern Territory has convicted 121 people under new laws aimed at protecting workers from violence.
Some 31 of the 45 national reforms aimed at reducing regulatory variations between the states and territories, and saving businesses $4 billion in the process, have been achieved or are on track, but a COAG report shows a number of safety-related reforms have a long way to go.
With the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) taking effect next week, employers are being advised to assess whether they are part of the road transport chain of responsibility (CoR).
Construction companies will be required to test their workers for drugs and alcohol to be eligible for Victorian Government contracts, under a controversial plan to amend the industry's Code of Practice announced this morning.
The Fair Work Commission received 44 applications for anti-workplace-bullying orders in January, well short of the foreshadowed average of nearly 70 a week.
The model Work Health and Safety Regulations have been updated to incorporate 63 technical amendments that "correct inadvertent errors, clarify policy intent and address workability issues".
