The WA Government has today released a new package of safety measures for tilt-up and precast concrete construction, including a training course that will have to be completed by everyone in the industry.
The SA IR Court has upheld a finding that a principal contractor wasn't guilty of an OHS breach, ruling that a "narrow and actual meaning" of control should apply when determining deemed employers' duties.
In recent judgments, the NSW IRC in Court Session has increased the fines levied on two employers that it found effectively encouraged unsafe behaviour, and ruled that moving livestock was a two-person job in fining a third company $71,500.
World asbestos congress calls for James Hardie ban; ACCI releases latest edition of small business safety guide; Queensland workers' comp reforms passed; and Victorian employer fined $8,000 for failing to pay compensation.
Employers should ensure they advise workers of the purposes of medical appointments and the consequences of non-attendance, the WA Compensation Magistrate's Court has ruled.
Under proposed amendments to NSW's OHS Act, WorkCover inspectors will be able to order employers to stop work if they don't have workers' compensation insurance.
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The NSW Government has announced it will oversee a trial of a safer sharps technology to reduce needlestick injuries, and plans to extend the timeframe for launching OHS prosecutions, in response to the recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry into serious injury and death in the workplace.
