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Managers Hold Positive Outlook For Harmonisation

WORKFORCE management software company ComOps says its survey has found 87 percent of managers believe the harmonisation of Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation will be a positive impact to their organisation’s overall operational sustainability in 2012.

Asbestos Air Quality Monitoring To Be Retained Under New Sa Regulations

THE SOUTH Australian Government will retain provisions that require air quality monitoring to be in place for all asbestos removals within its new work health and safety regulations.

Amendments to the Workers' Compensation Regulations

The Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Regulations 1982 have been amended to give effect to a number of the changes delivered by the Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Amendment Act 2011.

Rules and Costs Determination for the new Conciliation and Arbitration Services

The Minister for Commerce has now approved the Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Conciliation Rules 2011 and the Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Arbitration Rules 2011. These Rules will be in effect from 1 December 2011 to support the new arrangements for workers' compensation disputes in Western Australia. The new arrangements consist of separate Conciliation and Arbitration Services.

Truck Driver Receives 9 Months Jail for Fraudulent Behaviour

A man has been sentenced to nine months in prison for fraudulently receiving $40,000 in workers compensation whilst working as a truck driver.

Worksafe Campaign Urges Safety Improvements Before Inspectors Visit

WorkSafe has launched a campaign urging safety improvements before an inspector visits. The new campaign, ‘Any Day Now’ went and comes on the heels of the federal government's annual benchmarking report, which confirms Victoria as having the lowest number of injuries per-thousand workers of any state or territory.

WA Welcomes NSW Pulling out of National OH&S Harmonisation

West Australian commerce minister Simon O'Brien has welcomed the news that NSW will not implement the national OH&S laws.

Report On Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation Released

Safe Work Australia released the Thirteenth Edition of the Comparative Performance Monitoring (CPM) report, on Australia's work health and safety and workers' compensation outcomes for 2009-10.

Guide to QLD’s Work Health And Safety Act 2011

WorkSafe QLD has released a guide to the new Work Health and Safety Act for next year.

Tips on Creating a Safer, Injury Free Work Place

Organisations, no matter what their size, simply can’t afford to ignore occupational health and safety risks as an integral part of their business management.

Updated Workers’ Compensation Claim Form

WorkCover WA has updated the Workers' Compensation Claim Form to reflect recent changes to the Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981.

Training material available on WHS legislation

In 2011 the WorkCover Assist Grants Program provided funding to external consultants to develop training resources on the high level changes to the model WHS legislation.

Public comment period now open for draft model Codes of Practice

On Monday 26 September Safe Work Australia Chair Mr Tom Phillips AM announced the start of the public comment period for 15 draft model Codes of Practice that support the new model work health and safety legislation.

Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council decision on WHS Regulations

The 85th meeting of the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council (WRMC), held in Sydney on 10 August 2011, saw the majority of Ministers endorse in principle the draft model WHS Regulations and the first stage Codes of Practice.

WorkCover WA Annual Report 2010/11

The WorkCover WA Annual Report 2010/11 was tabled in Parliament on 20 September 2011 by the Minister for Commerce, The Hon Simon O'Brien MLC.

Safe Work Week Announces 60 Free Information Sessions

Safe Work Week 2011 has announced it will have more than 60 free information sessions, tailored to meet the needs of OH&S industries.

Housing Industries Call For More Time With Harmonising Oh&S Laws

The Housing Industry Association and Master Builders Australia are calling on the Government to postpone the coming OH&S laws to six months, after concerns there won't be enough room to digest the changes, as reported in Smart Company.

Harmonisation Of OH&S Laws To Gain $2 Billion

The health and safety reforms will deliver up to $2 billion a year in productivity gains, Senator Chris Evans said today.

AI Group Says Safety First is its Motivation Behind Supporting Harmonising OHS Laws

Ai Group has put an enormous amount of effort into the harmonisation of OHS laws recognising that safety should come first, says Ai Group chief executive Heather Ridout.

Safety Guide For Queensland’s Construction Industry

Pro-Visual publishing has released its Queensland Construction Guide to Site Safety., designed to increase awareness of major health and safety issues within the Industry.