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New WHS and workers' comp standards have commenced or been postponed in three jurisdictions, while two jurisdictions have issued confined space alerts after three deaths and an electric shock.
> Safety laws aligned with WHS Act in Qld; > Duty holders face "sabotage" risk under NSW asbestos Bill; and > New flexible working rules commence in 10 days.
Australia has adopted a range of international Standards on forklift safety, while a NSW regulator has released a series of fact sheets on new plant design rules.
> First unsafe-cladding ban announced with $1.1m warning in NSW; > Mandatory minimum safe rates launched in Vic; > Fatigue management reminder issued by ONRSR; and > Four WHS action plans released in SA.
The ACTU's triennial congress has agreed to push for Australian-wide industrial manslaughter laws and a WHS regulatory overhaul, while NSW has stepped up its enforcement of illegal mobile phone use.
PCBUs are being told to eliminate, where practicable, the need to enter or even work near confined spaces that might contain hazardous substances, after a recent double fatality. Meanwhile, health monitoring rules have been extended in a hazardous industry in NSW, and a Paralympian has urged workers to speak up about unsafe situations.
