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Business SA has cited the length and complexity of the model Codes of Practice as one of the reasons it has withdrawn its support for South Australia's mirror Work Health and Safety Act.
Consultation and upstream duties clarified in new harmonisation guide; NSW doctors directed to focus on injured workers' work capacity; Unions to monitor workers' comp cap "statement"; and OHS regulations too complex for many employers: survey.
Height fine prompts call for WHS Regulation compliance; WorkSafe Victoria appoints CEO and investigates injury; NSW releases industry action plans, new capacity form and asbestos alert; Tasmania launches "practical" OHS strategy; and WorkCover WA clarifies position on contractual indemnities.
The NSW District Court has handed down its first OHS fine, and appears to have adopted the same approach to safety prosecutions as the Industrial Relations Commission, according to Norton Rose Lawyers partner Michael Tooma.
Changes to the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act aim to protect workers from bullying; Finalists for Q-COMP Return to Work Awards announced; and Essential safety news from around Australia.
It has taken the South Australian Parliament 78 weeks to agree on the first two clauses of its WHS Bill, suggesting it could be another 207 years before the new laws take effect, according to a fed-up Greens MLC, who is also pushing for stronger HSR training entitlements.
Time running out to comment on WA's mirror WHS Regulations; WorkCover SA boss resigns, as WorkCover NSW overhaul slammed; ATSB established as national rail safety investigator; and Essential safety news from five jurisdictions.
BHP Billiton has recently updated its isolation and permit-to-work procedures - in accordance with the ILO mine safety convention - and reduced its TRIFR by six per cent in the process, according to its 2011/12 sustainability report.
