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TUE
3:23PM

Safety fines reach $600k; Feedback sought on RTW Bill

  • Safety fines top $600k after post-fatality breaches; and
  • "Duty to provide work" overhauled in draft SA RTW Bill.
Workplace safety Jurisdiction (VIC) WHS decisions (VIC) Authority/inspectorate (VIC) Heavy vehicles, mobile plant, forklifts, quad bikes Fatalities Duty holders Workers' compensation Jurisdiction (SA) Workers' comp legislation, regulations, standards and codes (SA) Authority/inspectorate (SA) Return to work and rehabilitation
FRI
2:41PM

Director jailed; Workplace heat findings released; and more

  • Safety officer's brother gets 20 months' jail;
  • Breakthrough heat study should inform WHS practices, says Monash; and
  • PTSD-presumption laws further amended in WA.
Workplace safety Jurisdiction (National) Workplace safety court and tribunal decisions Dangerous substances Duty holders Heat Health and mental wellbeing Injury prevention Journal articles - occupational medicine research WHS - research & reports Workers' compensation Jurisdiction (WA) Workers' comp legislation, regulations, standards and codes (WA) Psychological injuries Stress Emerging risks
WED
1:40PM

"Mental Notes" tackle injury stigma; and Bill introduced

  • Comcare launches anti-stigma resources, undergoes audit; and
  • Amendment Bill kicks off workers' comp reforms in NSW.
Workplace safety Workers' compensation Jurisdiction (National) Authority/inspectorate (National) Injury prevention Health and mental wellbeing Psychosocial issues Psychological injuries Stress Bullying and harassment Bullying Return to work and rehabilitation Jurisdiction (NSW) Workers' comp legislation, regulations, standards and codes (NSW) Authority/inspectorate (NSW)
WED
2:50PM

Ombudsman targets "patchy" and unfair injury scheme after third major investigation

A regulator could be empowered to overturn the decisions of companies self-insured against workplace injuries, with the Victorian Ombudsman finding the system is "patchy and unequal", and highlighting a case where a worker who was entitled to $75,000 was offered a $2,000 settlement.

Workers' compensation Jurisdiction (VIC) Authority/inspectorate (VIC) Workers' comp legislation, regulations, standards and codes (VIC) Workers' comp - research & reports
THU
1:53PM

Ratified workplace safety treaties; New OHS test; more

  • International treaties impact on workplace safety;
  • OHS test forms part of new child employment laws in Vic; and
  • SRC Directions amended.
Workplace safety Jurisdiction (National) WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (National) Violence Psychosocial issues Bullying and harassment Injury prevention Jurisdiction (VIC) WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (VIC) Young/inexperienced workers Duty holders Workers' compensation Authority/inspectorate (National) Workers' comp legislation, regulations, standards and codes (National)
THU
2:20PM

Workplace s-xual assault notification duties commencing

From next week, employers in Canberra will have a duty to report "actual or suspected" incidents of workplace s-xual assault to a WHS regulator, under new laws that also ban insurance against WHS penalties.

Duty holders Violence Bullying and harassment Workplace safety Jurisdiction (ACT) WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (ACT) Authority/inspectorate (ACT) Psychosocial issues Workers' compensation Workers' comp legislation, regulations, standards and codes (ACT)
FRI
3:55PM

Burnout benefits axed and premiums up; Blood charges laid; and WHS deadline approaches

  • Burnout benefits axed and premiums up under Vic overhaul;
  • Employer faces $200k penalty under blood monitoring charges; and
  • WHS training deadline approaching in ACT.
Workers' compensation Jurisdiction (VIC) Authority/inspectorate (VIC) Workers' comp legislation, regulations, standards and codes (VIC) Workers' comp premium/levy news (VIC) Psychological injuries Stress Workplace safety Jurisdiction (WA) Authority/inspectorate (WA) Dangerous substances Duty holders Health and mental wellbeing Jurisdiction (ACT) Authority/inspectorate (ACT) WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes (ACT)
TUE
10:00AM

Five human performance principles; PTSD changes; more

  • Five performance principles should underpin safety systems;
  • PTSD presumption applied to another WA sector; and
  • Injury premium rate cut by more than 5% in WA.
Workplace safety Jurisdiction (WA) Authority/inspectorate (WA) Injury prevention Duty holders Workers' compensation Workers' comp legislation, regulations, standards and codes (WA) Psychological injuries Stress Workers' comp premium/levy news (WA)

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