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Thursday, 02 May 2024 3:48PM
02 May 2024
Safety reforms flagged after 58 COVID charges withdrawn; and
Changes to workplace exposure standards applied in ACT.
Wednesday, 24 April 2024 3:12PM
24 April 2024
Major fire attracts Commonwealth WHS charges;
Director charged over apprentice's 30km toolbox ride;
Local council sentenced for failing to forward injury claim;
Noise duties highlighted for WHS blitz in SA; and
WHS Codes of Practice updated in ACT.
Monday, 15 April 2024 3:56PM
15 April 2024
WHS penalties increase significantly as ACT Bill passes; and
HVNL amended by host jurisdiction.
Friday, 09 February 2024 3:50PM
09 February 2024
Provisions enabling the "aggregation of conduct" are being added to the ACT's WHS laws to deal with offences like reckless conduct, hindering inspectors and supplying incorrectly labelled chemicals, under a Bill that also significantly increases WHS penalties.
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 12:16PM
28 November 2023
Safety fine quadrupled after expert submission on dust; and
New WHS clauses and Codes being enforced in ACT.
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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Friday, 20 October 2023 3:41PM
20 October 2023
WHS prosecutions promised, other initiatives having little impact;
Fatigue and remote-work alerts issued after fatalities, violence; and
WHS consultation and s-x work Codes amended and made in ACT.
Friday, 22 September 2023 2:17PM
22 September 2023
New work safety laws and codes to follow major explosion;
Two new WHS Codes of Practice made in ACT; and
Roll-away alert quickly followed by serious roll-away incident.
Wednesday, 30 August 2023 1:10PM
30 August 2023
All but one of Australia's eight harmonised WHS jurisdictions have now introduced the new model clauses on psychosocial risks, with the ACT being the latest to do so, while joining a subgroup that has chosen to prescribe the use of the hierarchy of controls for these risks.
Monday, 03 July 2023 12:53PM
03 July 2023
WHS regulator offers tips for controlling harassment risks;
WHS Bill affecting parliamentarians passes in ACT; and
Workplace safety laws aligned to address lead (Pb) risks in Qld.
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