Viewing all articles in "Legislation, regulation and caselaw > Workplace safety legislation, regulations, standards and codes" which contains nine sub-topics, select one from the list below to further narrow your browsing.
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.
The NSW Government has introduced legislation to "place it beyond doubt" that the District Court has jurisdiction to hear OHS prosecutions, and to make it clear that legal practitioners who represent WorkCover prosecutors can sign safety summonses.
Every year thousands of Australians die from work-related injuries and diseases, while hundreds of thousands are injured, but only 417 employers were prosecuted for OHS breaches in 2011-12, showing safety regulations should be strengthened, not weakened, the ACTU says.
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.
Severe weather and hand-tool warnings issued in NSW; ACT flags mandatory asbestos training and suspends high-risk licence; and NT adopts new dangerous goods driver training course.
Inspectors can deal with workload under safety-entry change, says Bleijie; Queensland's safest employers announced; and Alerts issued after near misses involving explosives.
Employers in Queensland - and perhaps the rest of Australia - that are willing to cut corners on safety to save money, will be able to "cover up dangerous practices" under a plan to amend the right-of-entry provisions of the WHS Act, unions have warned.
Qld employers urged to check validity of safety summonses; Cancer compensation laws pass in Tas, trudge forward in SA; and Caution urged after concrete panel incidents and welding explosion.
Safety and health reps could be blocked from suspending unsafe work, while all contractors will be covered by site safety management systems, under a plan to overhaul Queensland's mine safety laws.
