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The process of finalising 12 model WHS Codes of Practice - including those on workplace traffic management and plant design - is likely to stretch well beyond two years, with the documents still needing to be "considered" by Ministers of the now-defunct Select Council on Workplace Relations.
Worker rightly sacked for ignoring safety alarm; Duty holders fined for hand tool and helmet breaches; Video safety alert for forklifts and other warnings issued by regulators; and Fatigue exemption extended for heavy vehicle drivers in Queensland.
Draft harmonised WHS Regulations for the NSW mining industry have been released for a six-week consultation period, with stakeholders being urged to comment on clauses developed in response to the New Zealand Pike River Royal Commission.
Comcare, the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council and Safe Work Australia have been spared in the Federal Budget, with the latter being tasked with reviewing and removing "unnecessary" regulation from the model WHS laws.
Fifth jurisdiction joins harmonised rail safety regime; Victoria ditches crane permit requirements for many roads; New NHVR chief executive appointed; and Graincorp fined for repeat safety breach.
The Western Australian Government is unlikely to introduce harmonised WHS laws in the foreseeable future, with its new budget making no reference to the legislation, and the Attorney-General championing the successes of the current OSH Act.
Employers fined for powerline and notification breaches; Draft manual handling Code released for comment in Victoria; SA Greens reintroduce cancer Bill; Three farm deaths in NSW prompt safety call; and NSW safety awards open.
Australia's state and territory governments have all agreed to examine ways to reduce the "red tape" associated with the model WHS Act, while Tasmania looks likely to be the next jurisdiction to significantly amend its version of the laws.
Bleijie understates worker death rate while claiming safety 'dominance'; Queensland safety awards open; and First Road Safety Remuneration order applies from today.
