The Tasmanian Government has introduced its Australian-first Bill providing presumptive compensation to all public sector workers with PTSD, saying it will consider extending the presumption to more occupational groups, and the laws will reduce the stigma associated with mental health conditions.
The deeming provisions of workplace injury laws must not be read in a narrow way that excludes members of the "class of persons" they're designed for, a chief commissioner has ruled.
A major employer has unsuccessfully argued, on appeal, that it gave notice of plans to dispute an injury claim within the required time by sending the claimant an email four days before the limit expired.
An employer's actions in transferring a worker to another state caused him to lose substantial allowances and likely caused his psychiatric injury, but the employer isn't liable for the condition, a tribunal has found.
In this article, OHS Alert reviews all the major WHS and workers' comp developments from the final quarter of 2018, including the release of ISO 45001 as an Australian Standard, record-breaking safety fines and enforceable undertakings, and legislative changes.
OHS Alert is taking a break for the Christmas and New Year period, and we're leaving you with a list of some of the most popular of our 800 articles from the last 12 months.
> Crane operator breached duty to defy unsafe directions; > Govt pumps funds into ABCC and workplace mental health; > New WHS Regulations for diving work commencing in Tas; and > NSW employers reminded of upcoming RTW requirements.
An experienced worker was killed after he and a supervisor came up with an alternative work plan that was "contrary to established principles of workplace risk management", and made the outcomes of that morning's safety meeting obsolete, a coronial inquest has found.
> PTSD presumption commences ahead of legislative change in Tas; > Regulators target service station violence and issue EWP alert in WA; and > Workplace action plans encouraged for White Ribbon Day.
A coronial inquiry has found that a single moment of inattention from a highly experienced worker led to him being dragged into a machine and dying. Meanwhile, an individual has been fined after a worker was killed on a tractor with corroded rollover protection, and an employer has been fined for confined space breaches.
