Victoria: Traffic management must be in place for roadside work; House builder fined over basic safety breaches; and WA: Deliberate safety shortcuts left worker paralysed.
ACT WorkCover targeting dangerous substances compliance; NSW mining industry to fund safety regulation; Crack-down on fraudulent competency certificates; WorkSafe Victoria launches sun safe campaign; and Queensland hospital staff better protected with police beat.
Along with improving ergonomics at work, employers should encourage better management of workers' weight and conditions like diabetes, to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome.
The Victorian County Court has strongly criticised WorkCover for the inconsistent approach it took to a worker's claim for damages for serious lead poisoning.
In a rare case, the NSW IRC in Court Session has dismissed an OHS prosecution against a company after finding WorkCover hadn't established the alleged failure was within its scope of work.
WorkChoices will put workers lives at risk: ACTU; AiG identifies employer traps in WorkChoices; NSW seeking comment on new code for work near powerlines; ACT government urged not to pass smoking regulation; and US government launches bird flu resource site.
The fact that a security guard kept working after a violent incident didn't mean he wasn't incapacitated for work, the SA Workers Compensation Tribunal has ruled.
An employer's fine for breaching a prohibition notice has been quadrupled by the NSW IRC in Court Session, after a full bench found the original sentence was far too low.
