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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.
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.
WA employer fined record $30k for not insuring workers; Call to educate workers on warning signs of heart attack; NSW provides free legal services to injured workers; and Walk to work this Friday.
The South Australian Opposition has called for SafeWork SA's powers to be limited under the proposed WHS Act, and warned that some employers face "massive" levy increases under WorkCover's new experience rating system.
Review of injured workers' leave-accrual rights in NSW confirmed; Compensation policy failures cost ACT employers $260k; ACT Government urged to investigate its own policies in safety probe; and FWBC advisory board appointed.
OHS-conscious SA employers to pay lower premiums; Six workers' comp convictions a warning to WA businesses; Victorian osteopath convicted over 184 made-up WorkSafe consultations; Three Victorian entities fined after apprentices exposed to height risks; and WA DMP releases dangerous goods guides.
NSW employer premiums won't be reduced for 2012/13, despite the recent workers' comp overhaul, WorkCover has announced. The regulator has also provided an example of what constitutes a "substantial connection" to work under the new journey claim rules.
Queensland premiums increase by 2% as bigger hikes recommended; NSW coal premiums falling thanks to safety training and gas monitoring; SA Greens adjourn workers' comp retirement-age Bill; and Western Australia's maximum weekly benefits increasing by 4%.
Premiums to tumble under NSW inquiry proposals, employers say; Warnings issued after fall and machine-crush fatalities; and First National Rail Safety Regulator appointed.
Comcare-covered employers can expect modest premium increases, at worst, after the Federal Government announced that the scheme's claims liabilities will remain "relatively stable", and its total expenses will nearly halve, in the next financial year.
