Browsing: Workplace safety

A new Standard for OHS management systems will help employers reduce incidents and require "much stronger" safety buy-in from senior leaders, according to the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO).

• Warning on fake safety documents extended in WA;
  
• Safety inspectors looking for kids at NSW construction sites; and
  
• SafeWork issues fatality alert and height advice.

An employer took adverse action against an injured worker by changing his 90-hour week to a part-time arrangement after he claimed workers' compensation, the Federal Circuit Court has found.

A national employer has described its 2014 safety performance results as "disappointing" but "solid" in light of major changes within the business.

• SA employers promised SafeWork overhaul;
  
• Employers urged to get involved in international safety day; and
  
• Victoria releases asbestos guidance and saw alert.

An employer that conducted mock court hearings as part of a safety campaign reduced its lost-time injury frequency by nearly 50 per cent in 2014.

• SWA amends 'inaccurate' WHS Code and other documents;
  
• Agencies release fatality reports and alerts; and
  
• WA employer fined $50k for unsafe fuel storage.

An injured worker's claim that he was entitled to return home immediately after clocking on because he was "on call" has been rejected in an unfair dismissal dispute.

Resources giant Glencore's "regrettably high" fatality rate in 2014 was due, in part, to the fact that some of its operations were in parts of the world that didn't have a safety culture before it established there, according to its latest annual report.

The CFMEU says it has reversed its opposition to workplace drug tests because of the growing use of methamphetamines and the erratic behaviour of addicts. Meanwhile, a business leader says "inconsistent" FWC decisions on drug testing show that the Fair Work Act should be harmonised with safety laws.