The Industrial Court of NSW says cost is not a relevant feature of compliance with the OHS Act - if a job can't be done safely without expense, it shouldn't be done at all.
Employers do not have to tell workers specifically what meetings will be about before they are held, the Queensland IRC has ruled in allowing an employer's appeal and overturning a worker's compensation for stress.
Tasmanian Greens commit to industrial manslaughter laws; Q-Comp launches new medical certificate, better communication tools for doctors; WA employers fined over fall protection failures; and Latest safety alerts, guides and presentations.
Two recent prosecutions in South Australia and Victoria show the importance of firstly having written safe work procedures in place, and secondly, ensuring that they are followed.
A suicide note blaming stressful employment conditions for a worker's mental state was not enough to establish that work substantially contributed to his death, the South Australian Workers Compensation Tribunal has found.
The NSW IRC has found that in using inexperienced workers to fill staff shortages during a long-running strike, Boeing may have breached OHS laws. It has recommended that WorkCover NSW fully investigate the matter.
SA grants provide $473,500 for mining safety projects; NSW to guard taxi ranks, improve driver safety; Commonwealth provides $6.5 million for bird flu research; Victorian worker given two years' good behaviour for fraud; and Latest guides and safety alerts.
Tasmania's proposed injury management model is now in the final stages of its development, according to Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, Bryan Green.
A principal contractor that failed to ensure a sub-contractor's employees worked safely at heights has been convicted and fined, with the NSW Industrial Court warning all employers that they can't contract out of their OHS obligations.
