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A national employer reduced the number of provisional improvement notices issued by HSRs at its Victorian sites by 87 per cent, under a program designed to improve the relationship between safety reps and frontline leaders, the annual Safety Psychology Conference has heard.
NZ employer fined $120k after Australian killed; WA on the brink of joining national rail safety regime; and Submission period for FIFO inquiry closes tomorrow.
Fate of draft WHS Codes unclear; Workers killed in crashes, falls and explosions in June; and Queensland issues fatality, mobile plant and sign alerts.
Compensation cheat escapes jail, but suspended sentences now abolished; Don't forget about silicosis, warns VWA; Greens motion for firefighters with cancer defeated; and Emergency workers protected by new anti-violence laws.
A global employer's Australian arm has saved tens of thousands of dollars, and eliminated the need to constantly prepare for and participate in audits, by integrating its safety, environmental and quality management systems.
NSW's dangerous goods regulations have been amended to require all tanker trailers to be retrofitted with roll-stability systems, while a Western Australian employer has been fined for unsafely storing dangerous goods. Also in this article, regulators in five jurisdictions have issued alerts after two workers were killed and other incidents.
The benefits of adopting harmonised WHS Regulations for the mining sector will outweigh the costs, while safety standards could diminish under the alternative options, according to a regulatory impact statement.
