A Central Queensland mine worker has been diagnosed with measles, prompting a statewide alert. Queensland Health's communicable diseases unit acting senior director Stephen Lambert said the Moranbah worker had contact with mine camp colleagues and others in the past fortnight, triggering concerns he may have infected others. He said many of the mine workers had returned to homes throughout Queensland. Dr Lambert said measles was a serious infection, particularly in children too young to … [Read more...]
What’s New in the WHS Act?
May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Does the new legislation have just a bit of new jargon for me to learn or are there real and significant changes? How might things have changed for my business under the new legislation and am I more or less liable than I was under the old. In fact, who is really responsible for my health and the health and safety and everyone else at work. For a lot of people the shock is that most people are now ‘workers’. No more soft touches like ‘employee’, ‘staff’ under this legislation. … [Read more...]
OHS:Subcontractors To Be Hit by Compensation Scheme Changes
May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Subcontractors are among those expected to lose access to the state's workers' compensation scheme under changes due to be introduced into Parliament this week. Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie said the Government was moving to change the definition of a worker under the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act. "We've come up with a plan to do what they did at the federal level and have the definition of worker the same as the Australian Tax Office and PAYG definition," Mr Bleijie … [Read more...]
Construction Safety: Union Delivers List of Demands Follow Worker Death
May 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
THE CFMEU has delivered a list of demands to the employers of a Canadian backpacker killed in an accident on a Sydney construction site earlier this month. Mathieu Lopez-Linares, 22, suffered fatal head and chest injuries when he was hit by metal beams during the demolition of a building in Camperdown, in inner Sydney, on April 13. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union said Lopez-Linares was on a temporary working visa and was not paid any superannuation during the two weeks he … [Read more...]
Unions to Submit Asbestos Report on Telstra Site
May 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Workplace safety watchdog Comcare verified reports that it is looking into various issues at the Telstra pits. Federal Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, and companies heading the $37.4 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) out of Tasmania are poised to receive a report on asbestos issues related to the construction project . Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) official David Mier recalled that approximately 85 per-cent of contractors working in asbestos … [Read more...]
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