Employers in the road transport sector could be required to inspect vehicle brake pads weekly, under one of 25 recommendations made by a coronial investigation into Victoria's Kerang train disaster and other level-crossing fatalities.
Telstra is revising its health and safety requirements for contractors, after one of three safety-related research projects - undertaken as part of an enforceable undertaking - advised the telco to make its HSE framework and other safety documents available to third-party contractors who might work on its assets.
Employers can improve safety either by reducing heavy workloads, or ensuring workers with high job demands have the right experience and skills to manage them, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has suggested in a report on an aviation near-miss.
With warmer weather fast approaching, employers have been warned of the safety risks associated with seasonal work and natural disasters, while NSW has waived some asbestos regulations in fire-affected areas.
WorkCover SA to be scrapped and replaced; Seven-step safety guide released; New Victorian dangerous goods Code commences; and Explosives and dozer alerts issued in Qld and WA.
An employer had a valid reason to dismiss a worker, who spent half a night shift in a crib room for ostensible safety reasons, but failed to properly investigate the incident, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A NSW employer that failed to enforce its "comprehensive and sophisticated" OHS policies, or clearly label a butane pipe, has been fined $110,000, after a contractor suffered arm and head burns.
A subcontractor who injured his back while conducting an awkward lift has been awarded more than $820,000 in damages, after the ACT Supreme Court found an employer failed to check the size and weight of the item being lifted before the task was undertaken.
WA death could have been prevented with $1000 investment; Inspectors focus on non-compliant sleeper cabs; Gardeners warned of Legionella risk; SA police to be protected by new blood-test laws; and Draft electrical safety guide released for comment.
