117 articles are classified in All Articles > Legislation, regulation and caselaw > Workplace safety legislation, regulations, standards and codes > NSW
> WHS and surveillance changes unlikely after NSW election result; > Four new WHS Codes of Practice coming to ACT; and > Safety laws made in NT and Tas.
NSW Labor says it will introduce industrial manslaughter laws, double SafeWork's compliance functions and make it harder for employers to conduct covert surveillance of injured workers, if it wins this weekend's State election.
> Workplace first-aid changes boost emergency response; > New WHS Code takes effect in NSW; > Alerts issued after Brazil disaster, other incidents; and > Vic amendments remove unsafe loophole for nursing.
The six-Bill package establishing Australia's new risk-based regulatory scheme for industrial chemicals has passed the Senate with tighter-than-planned rules for "introducers". Meanwhile, NSW has made further amendments to its dangerous goods regulations.
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.
