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WED

2:26PM

Harmonisation kit for volunteers to "remove" confusion

A new resources kit has been released to "address any lingering confusion" over the impact of harmonised work health and safety laws on the volunteer sector.

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TUE

3:56PM

Casual workers' OHS "fear" confirmed by SWA report

A new Safe Work Australia report has provided "solid proof" of the link between insecure work and unsafe working environments, unions say.

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FRI

3:54PM

Employer's "common sense" claim rejected in damages appeal

A South Australian employer, which accused an injured worker of not using his "common sense", has lost its appeal against a $356,000 damages bill in the full Supreme Court.

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FRI

2:58PM

Designers required to provide safety information on request

Designers of structures are obligated, under the harmonised WHS Act, to provide safety information to "any person who carries out activities in relation to the structure" if requested, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland says in a Q&A for the construction sector.

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WED

3:55PM

Shift work linked to low back pain, intervention strategies vital

Shift work and obesity have been linked to low back pain (LBP), which increases absence rates and costs the Australian economy $9 billion a year in direct and indirect costs, an Australian study has found.

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WED

2:18PM

OHS managers paid more in Queensland; and Journey cover news

OHS managers paid more in Queensland than in Melbourne, Sydney; and Review urged to be serious on journey-claim restoration.

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TUE

2:36PM

Subcontractor injured on day off was a "deemed worker"

A NSW employer has been ordered to pay workers' compensation to a subcontractor who was injured in his truck on his day off.

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MON

2:36PM

Training a must for tasks involving acid, other substances

Employers must train workers in safely carrying out tasks with phosphoric acid and other hazardous substances, the NSW Industrial Court has stressed, after an apprentice suffered chemical burns to his face.

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TUE

12:03PM

HSE rep fairly sacked after complaining "at almost every turn"

An HSE rep who was sacked after making numerous complaints about safety and managers, following a spate of workplace fatalities, has had his unfair dismissal claim rejected.

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THU

3:58PM

Convicted Qld employer's Kirk bid blocked again; and FWA news

Convicted Qld employer's Kirk bid blocked again; and Sacked safety manager earned too much to claim unfair dismissal.

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