OHS Professional E-News

Issue 47, 26 October 2010

Harmonisation “dead in the water”

With the NSW Government indicating that it will not support the existing model Work Health and Safety Act, OHS harmonisation in its current form “is dead in the water”, according to OHS legal expert Michael Tooma.

Sue Pilkington

OHS catastrophes and risky remuneration practices

Remuneration systems that encourage the kind of financial risk-taking that led to the GFC could also contribute to “catastrophic” health and safety risks, according to a recent National Research Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (NRCOHSR) paper.

Sue Pilkington

Changes to fatigue reforms proposed by NTC

Minor legislative changes to the hours of work and rest within the Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue reforms may be warranted, according to a discussion paper recently released by the National Transport Commission (NTC).

Sue Pilkington

Preparing the public sector for WHS laws

Public sector OHS professionals should review workplace safety governance systems and make sure their OHS systems provide for clear accountability and KPIs as well as effective communication and reporting processes ahead of the national OHS regime, according to Comcare.

Sue Pilkington

Documenting safety procedures to minimise risks

There are seven key safety matters that should be well documented for the purposes of both legal compliance and reducing potential prosecutions should regulators need to investigate a workplace incident, according to a national law firm.

Sue Pilkington

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