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WHS bullying Code "prohibits" eye-rolling, says Abetz; WorkCover SA's controversial medical panels to be scrapped; and South Australian Safe Work winners announced.
Black boxes and access to drivers' records key to better truck safety, says ALC; Unions call for compulsory crush-protection devices on quad bikes; Review of Seacare scheme to examine ways to reduce employer premiums; and Alert issued after crane-derailment fatality.
Injured workers in most jurisdictions will continue to accrue leave - while receiving incapacity payments - for the foreseeable future, after the recommended restriction was excluded from the Federal Government's first tranche of Fair Work Act changes.
All second-stage model Codes of Practice finalised; Two Victorian employers fined after confined-space death and fall; and Falling injury rates deliver low Victorian workers' comp premiums.
Consultation and upstream duties clarified in new harmonisation guide; NSW doctors directed to focus on injured workers' work capacity; Unions to monitor workers' comp cap "statement"; and OHS regulations too complex for many employers: survey.
Employers warned against attending workers' medical appointments; Opposition to new legal-service scheme grows in NSW; and Some WHS Act transitional arrangements ending soon.
NSW employers are being encouraged, by one of three new fact sheets on the recent workers' compensation overhaul, to look at ways to get injured employees back to work quicker. Also in this article, WorkCover is hosting a webinar on workplace falls tomorrow.
A South Australian employer that exercised a degree of control over a "contractor", for more than "incidental or collateral matters", has been found liable for an injury he sustained at work.
The Commonwealth SRC Act could be amended to ensure informal counselling - and other supervisory actions - aren't excluded from the definition of "administrative action" in workers' compensation disputes, according to a paper released for public comment.
Commonwealth amendment shortens training for experienced HSRs; Benefits for NSW's seriously injured workers increase by 70% today; and SafeWork SA investigating barge maintenance fatality.
