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A judge has slammed WorkCover NSW's sacking of one of its senior IT employees, describing the investigation and dismissal process as "shabby", "devoid of any common sense or fairness", having the "characterisation of institutional bullying" and conveying "an attitude of premeditation and witch hunt".
Employers must not assume that a work method used for decades without incident is safe, the NSW IRC has ruled in fining three entities $116,000 over a fatality.
Western Australian employer fined for hi-vis clothing and forklift breaches; Alert issued after Queensland vehicle maintenance death; and Heavy vehicle safety laws progress in all participating jurisdictions.
Draft stevedoring Code and wharf fatality report released; Asbestos guide released as national exposure register opens; and FWC expecting 3500 anti-bullying applications per year.
The NBN and home insulation safety scandals highlight the risks of relying on contractors to do the right thing on OHS, and a systemic failure to consider safety in public policy design, according to Norton Rose Fulbright partner Michael Tooma.
The Federal Government's FWA Amendment Bill has passed through the House of Representatives, but its bullying provisions have been delayed for six months. Queensland workers' comp changes have also passed through Parliament.
Safe Work Australia has released a revised draft model Code of Practice on the prevention of workplace bullying, which no longer includes the words "subtle" and "indirect" or references to initiation practices in its examples of bullying.
Asbestos-eradication Bill passes as victims' register endorsed; NBN workers in Queensland had asbestos dust on their faces, says Bleijie; and WorkCover NSW reiterates warning on fake high-risk work licences.
Safe Work Australia members have agreed - for the second time in three months - to release the draft model Codes of Practice on the prevention of workplace bullying and stevedoring risks. The statutory agency has also finalised its cash-in-transit Code, and published a new notifiable fatalities report.
The Australian Law Reform Commission has made a number of OHS and workers' comp-related recommendations aimed at keeping mature-age workers in the workforce for longer, including extending incapacity payment periods.
