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A Western Australian employer is no longer required to pay $1 million in damages to a worker who was injured on a step, after the Court of Appeal found the stair complied with the Building Code of Australia.
The Federal Government will consider developing national legislation, similar to Victoria's Brodie's law, during a parliamentary inquiry into the "scourge" of workplace bullying.
The ACT Greens have urged the Government and employers to do more to stamp out workplace bullying, after a survey found the problem was widespread and often went unreported.
Western Australia commits to OHS harmonisation in State budget; NSW shift caps retained under national rail safety laws; New harmonisation guide released for Tasmanian miners; and Northern Territory high-risk licences about to expire.
Workplace "wellbeing" programs could be more tightly controlled, and industrial-manslaughter provisions added to the Work Health and Safety Act, under initiatives flagged in a draft ACTU policy paper.
National rail safety law passes in first jurisdiction; Rail protection officer fined for drugs as latest Waterfall report released; Tasmanian asbestos victims paid $3m in six months under no-fault scheme; and Tasmanian and Victorian workplace safety awards open.
Queensland Code of Practice breach led to fatality; Third employer fined heavily for Melbourne scaffold collapse; Regulators investigating gate death and third excavator incident; and Essential safety news from ACT, NSW and WA.
Safe Work Australia has today released five new model Codes of Practice - on such topics as traffic management and working near electrical lines - for a 12-week public-comment period.
The Commonwealth Road Safety Remuneration Bill will become law, after passing through the Upper House late last night with support from Labor, the Greens and independent Senator Nick Xenophon.
