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PM promises bullying-related Fair Work change by July; New regulations for dependants of dust-disease victims begin soon; Rail Safety National Law Bill introduced in Victoria; and Road Safety Remuneration rules take effect.
The high number of workers' comp claims lodged in Queensland every year could be nearly halved under an amended system for reporting injuries, according to a Q-COMP plan available for public comment.
ACT employers are likely to pay higher workers' comp levies, under a Government plan to support all 28 recommendations of the recent construction industry inquiry, and to reduce the burden to taxpayers of administering the OHS and workers' comp schemes.
Employers urged to comply with model first-aid Code of Practice; WorkCover NSW investigates another glass incident, releases workers' comp guide on claims disputes; and New Zealand to establish new OHS regulator in light of Pike tragedy.
Right of entry provisions to change; Queensland unions demand answers over delay of workers' comp review; NSW worker fatally struck by reversing loader; ACT offers funds for workplace health and wellbeing initiatives; and South Australian Return to Work Awards open.
CFMEU issues heat policy after builders "forced" to work in heatwave; AWU calls for action after two firefighters killed; Queensland workers' comp report delayed as QCU issues protest warning; Unions campaign for more asbestos-eradication funds; and New health tests for rail workers must be matched by wellness programs, says RBTU.
FWA blocks move to drop OHS provisions from modern award; Special risk assessments urged after electrocution; and WA workers' comp amendments commence tomorrow.
More senior executives "than ever before" can now be found liable for safety breaches linked to work Christmas parties, an OHS lawyer says. Also in this article, employers have been put on notice after a worker sustained permanent injuries from heatstroke.
Two Victorian workers, whose weekly workers' compensation payments were terminated after 130 weeks, have had their benefits reinstated, after the Magistrates Court found the proposed alternative occupations for the workers are unrealistic.
Comcare outlines policy on "accidental non-compliance" in draft; A thousand workers win workers' comp exemption in NSW; SA Greens progress firefighter Bill, call for "serious" anti-bullying laws; WorkCover NSW targeting glass businesses in wake of deaths, injuries; and Q-COMP releases new medical fees.
