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1 January legislative changes
7 January, 2009The New Year saw some legislative changes come into effect around Australia, including new national requirements for transporters of dangerous goods and continued changes for the SA WorkCover scheme. Read full article...
Qld mine safety improving, ‘but more to be done’
7 January, 2009Queensland’s mining industry has continued its decade long improvement in its OHS performance, according to a new report, but the state’s mines minister is still warning companies to lift their game. Read full article...
Workers comp – cases wrap
7 January, 2009Possible aggravation, not discrete injury; Repayment by worker; Hearing loss claim could proceed; Failure to report and lack of evidence. Read full article...
Most popular 'ask an expert' articles in 2008
6 January, 2009You ask 'em, we answer 'em — find out which 'ask an expert' articles particularly interested WorkplaceOHS subscribers during 2008. Read full article...
Over $340k in fines for crane topple
6 January, 2009Major building contractor Australand and a glass company have been fined after a near fatal crane topple in 2003, with the NSW Industrial Court ruling they had failed to ensure the crane’s working load limit was not exceeded. Read full article...
Reluctance to apologise justified sacking: AIRC
6 January, 2009An AIRC Full Bench has rejected an appeal by a bus driver who had written a racially offensive comment on a piece of paper that was found by a Aboriginal co-worker and was then sacked for refusing to provide a written apology. Read full article...
Flesh-in-mouth cop can sue
5 January, 2009The NSW Court of Appeal has granted a former policeman, who had attended an horrific death scene where human flesh fell into his mouth, the right to sue the state for damages. Read full article...
Ford ditches asbestos appeal
5 January, 2009Ford Australia has abandoned an appeal against a landmark WA Supreme Court decision awarding $840,000 to a former mechanic for negligently exposing him to asbestos. Read full article...