Current noise management codes of practice are placing workers at an unacceptable risk of injury, according to a number of OHS experts, who say employers should not rely on them to ensure their employees' safety.
NSW employer fails in appeal against order to pay for new car, king bed; SA solicitors not entitled to costs where workers have WorkCover debt; and AAT accepts asthma attack during power failure caused worker's disorder.
National blitz targeting falls from heavy vehicles; RSI toolkit available for international awareness day; Incident report update; NT adopts NOHSC codes.
WorkSafe Victoria inspectors will take a more active role in assisting employers to achieve compliance when the new OHS Act commences, according to executive director John Merritt.
The Federal Court has paved the way for employers that meet the eligibility criteria to join the Comcare scheme, in rejecting an application by Victorian WorkCover Authority to revoke a licence granted to Optus.
Consent orders in compensation cases have the same legal weight as a decision of the SA Workers Compensation Tribunal, a full bench has ruled in overturning a finding that WorkCover was liable to pay further compensation to a worker who had consented to a closed period of payments.
WorkCover NSW launches small business assistance unit; Certification now needed for self-erecting tower cranes; WorkSafe Victoria releases new guide for preventing falls in steel transport; WorkCover WA launches new website; and WorkSafe WA guide aims to reduce plasterers' manual handling injuries.
