The CFMEU's claim that it should organise elections for safety representatives at a Queensland mine - to ensure representatives' independence - was not supported by the "inadequately drafted" provisions of the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act, the Supreme Court has found.
The Victorian Supreme Court has upheld the $180,000 fine imposed on Patrick Stevedoring after it became the first entity in the State to be convicted of OHS discrimination.
The Federal Court has highlighted the critical role health and safety representatives play in ensuring workplace safety, in blocking a final warning issued to an HSR for alleged misconduct.
The workplace health and safety industry could be facing a talent war, after a national survey found that only nine per cent of OHS professionals are actively seeking a new role.
Occupational health, safety and environment specialists will be among Australia's most sought-after professionals in the coming months, and can expect significant pay rises, according to two new reports.
Warnings issued after workplace deaths and near-fatality; OHS rep faces fine after threatening subcontractors; and New ACT Chief Minister retains IR portfolio.
A NSW employer that failed to complete an OHS management plan - because its OHS and production managers were too busy - has been fined $160,000, after the OHS manager was killed in an incident involving an unsafe forklift.
The draft model Work Health and Safety Regulations and Codes of Practice contain a "retrograde" definition of "manual task", an ambiguous rule for emergency plans and inadequate provisions for urinals, according to submissions made to Safe Work Australia.
