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Yesterday's sentencing of South Australia Police (SAPOL) over the death of an employee in a freezer has provided crucial WHS lessons for PCBUs with workers who work alone. Meanwhile, the State Government has flagged laws to protect the health of emergency workers from "disgusting behaviour".
> Apply the hierarchy of controls to road traffic, new WHS guide says; > Major HVNL changes and Road Safety Office flagged; > Eight WHS Codes of Practice approved in SA; and > New WHS Minister appointed in NSW.
> Forty-four silicosis claims lodged in Vic, new Code released in WA; > New fitness-for-work tips and WorkSafe inspectors for WA; > WHS Regulations for lead amended in SA; and > Comcare forums target engagement and unknown WHS risks.
> Health and safety amendments announced for Qld mines; > SA dumps labour-hire scheme with safety provisions; and > Emergency worker protections pass in Vic and Tas, as NT issues warning.
> Major WHS amendments strengthen unions' role in ACT; > Record $55m workplace mental health plan launched in NSW; > Enforcement date for labour-hire scheme postponed in SA; and > WA makes further amendments to electrical safety rules.
The push for nationwide industrial manslaughter laws has hit a stumbling block, with Nick Xenophon "quietly" withdrawing his long-term support of the movement ahead of the South Australian election tomorrow.
> Bipartisan support for IR manslaughter laws demanded in SA; > Offshore laws could be aligned with model WHS Act; and > Fall-prevention codes open for comment in Vic.
Safe Work Australia has launched the public consultation process for the review of the model WHS laws, posing 37 questions for discussion and pointing to the reasons why industrial manslaughter provisions weren't included in the Act.
The Tasmanian Labor Party will review Queensland's new industrial manslaughter laws and introduce mirror provisions within a year if it wins the upcoming State election. Three other states could also be on the verge of introducing the laws.
> Two deaths in two days prompts young-worker warning; > PFAS bans take effect in Australian first; and > Workers "repeatedly exposed" to heavy metals.
