ACT funds new safety inspectors as Qld locks in "competitive" premiums; Coalition confirms commitment to FWC bullying plan; and Warnings issued after outdoor workers killed in South Australia and Victoria.
A former labourer, who suffers from mesothelioma and has just months to live, isn't entitled to the $1.3 million in past and future domestic services that he was awarded in February, the NSW Court of Appeal has ruled.
All employers, including those that foster a fun or relaxed working environment, must take steps to prevent workplace pranks, or risk being found liable for jokes that get out of hand, says OHS lawyer Saul Harben.
Employers that want to modify plant should consult the manufacturer on the potential safety risks of doing so, and then put in place systems to obviate those risks, the NSW Court of Appeal has ruled in an injury damages case.
Federal Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten will introduce a Bill today to establish an asbestos register for workers and others who believe they could have been exposed to the material, while WorkCover NSW is investigating the death of a worker at an NBN rollout site.
The Australian Law Reform Commission has made a number of OHS and workers' comp-related recommendations aimed at keeping mature-age workers in the workforce for longer, including extending incapacity payment periods.
A return-to-work plan must be proposed to an injured worker and his or her doctor before it is formally introduced, the South Australian WCT has ruled, in finding an employer implemented a worker's plan with "undue haste", aggravating his psych injury.
The decision to formalise a casual performance management process didn't fall within the definition of workplace bullying - even if it humiliated a worker, the Federal Court has found in quashing an AAT decision.
In this article, OHS Alert points readers to the latest health and safety developments, safety alerts, guidance material, upcoming seminars and more, from all of Australia's nine safety jurisdictions.
A worker who was seriously injured while surfing before work has been denied workers' compensation, after the NSW WCC found he wasn't "encouraged or induced" by his employer to use its paddle boards.
