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Friday, 15 March 2024 1:43PM
15 March 2024
Safety fines doubled to $10m under NSW asbestos Bill;
Industrial manslaughter promised ahead of Tas election;
Manslaughter jailings needed, says union after Vic fatality; and
Ten WHS Codes amended for GHS 7 in SA.
Monday, 12 February 2024 2:21PM
12 February 2024
Missing signage and access issues among multiple chemical breaches; and
Draft safety laws include mandatory jail for most offenders.
Friday, 27 October 2023 3:54PM
27 October 2023
Australia has taken a big leap towards banning engineered stone products, with the country's WHS ministers agreeing to release a "powerful and compelling" Safe Work Australia report that recommends the ban, and warns there is no evidence that alternative measures can curb the alarming rate of silicosis in engineered stone workers.
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Wednesday, 23 August 2023 2:45PM
23 August 2023
WHS insurance bans and other changes introduced in Tas; and
Presumptive cancer Bill applauded for world-first development.
Thursday, 19 January 2023 2:26PM
19 January 2023
Many WHS Codes amended for new GHS-7 regime;
Tas adopts psychosocial WHS Code and regulations; and
NSW enforcing new WHS rules for gig work.
Thursday, 10 November 2022 11:59AM
10 November 2022
Two unique WHS Codes of Practice adopted in Qld;
Amended direct-employment rule in Qld safety Bill passes; and
Electricity safety laws pass in Tas, PCBUs reminded of WHS Codes.
Wednesday, 02 November 2022 12:38PM
02 November 2022
Chemicals alert issued with GHS transition period expiring;
New WHS dust regulations further amended in ACT;
Controversial ACT COVID notice followed by WHS amendment; and
RTW guide highlights "the most important relationship".
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Wednesday, 23 March 2022 1:56PM
23 March 2022
New safety consultation and labour-hire laws commence in Vic;
Consolidated electricity safety laws introduced in Tas; and
Workers' comp changes proposed by Tas.
Thursday, 03 March 2022 12:27PM
03 March 2022
New harassment laws drive safety changes by ABCC;
New WHS Code covers forest fires and fatigue in Tas; and
WHS awards open in WA, with new category.
Thursday, 27 January 2022 1:03PM
27 January 2022
A plan to allow workers in a hazardous industry to prove their COVID-19 vaccination status through a "green tick approach" would be too susceptible to human error and could have "catastrophic" WHS consequences, a commission has ruled. Meanwhile, Tasmania has applied its close contact exemptions to more sectors.
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