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Independent review of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Independent review of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
The Queensland Government has commissioned an independent review of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland to support proposed amendments to the state’s WHS laws introduced to Parliament late last year.
VIC: major review of sentencing for WHS offences announced
VIC: major review of sentencing for WHS offences announced
The Victorian Government is looking to review the sentencing of OHS offences committed by both individuals and organisations after it provided the Sentencing Advisory Council with terms of reference to make relevant recommendations for reform. This will be the first examination of sentencing practices for OHS offences since Victoria’s Occupational Health and Safety Act came into effect almost 20 years ago.
How WHS professionals can benefit from storytelling
How WHS professionals can benefit from storytelling
Storytelling is an easy way to help boost engagement and the WHS profession is primed for storytelling and the benefits it can provide in terms of improved communication, according to an expert in the area.
VIC: employers fined more than $16 million for safety breaches
VIC: employers fined more than $16 million for safety breaches
WorkSafe Victoria recently reminded employers about the serious legal consequences they face if they put workers at risk after the regulator completed 153 successful health and safety prosecutions last year.
One in five workers have experienced violence and harassment
One in five workers have experienced violence and harassment
More than one in five workers have experienced violence and harassment and OHS plays a key role in helping mitigate and manage associated risks, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).Violence and harassment can affect all types of workplaces and can also occur during commutes, work-related trips, events, digital communications, social activities and in home-based offices.
WA: regulator calls for safe procedures when working in remote areas
WA: regulator calls for safe procedures when working in remote areas
WorkSafe WA recently issued a reminder to employers and workers to consider all the precautions they should take when work is being undertaken in remote areas. Workers who regularly travel to remote areas of the state include tour operators and workers involved in supervising various recreational activities, mining workers such as prospectors and geologists, truck drivers and some farmers.
Safety warning after worker fatally injured during plant change process
Safety warning after worker fatally injured during plant change process
WorkSafe WA recently issued a safety alert following an incident in which an employee was fatally injured after being struck by a section of pipe at a wastewater treatment plant during pipe modification works.