A Victorian employer has been fined $60,000 after a court found it wasn't aware of the risks associated with hydrogen gas at its site, and didn't have in place any measures to prevent an explosion.
Federal Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews has today introduced a Bill to exclude the operation of State right of entry laws where Federal laws apply, but it doesn't affect unions' entry on OHS grounds.
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The AIRC has endorsed a policy that bans workers from using mobile phones during their shifts at a Victorian warehouse, effectively giving a green light to other employers to do the same.
An employer who was told four times that he wouldn't be prosecuted for an OHS offence has failed to convince SA's IR Court that proceedings against him should be stayed.
WA has announced it will implement partial smoking bans in licensed premises from January 1 next year, with full bans to come into effect in July 2006.
The NSW Government is calling for submissions on whether measures such as capping legal costs or establishing an expert medical panel would improve the efficiency of the State's dust diseases compensation scheme.
A Ministerial Inquiry called after three fatal incidents at BHP Billiton Iron Ore sites in WA has found industrial issues are affecting safety across the sites, and recommends that the company hold safety summits to discuss ways to improve them.
The NSW Court of Appeal has held that employers who compensate their workers for injuries caused by uninsured or unidentified vehicles are entitled to recover the amounts from the Nominal Defendant.
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