“Safe Jobs, Good Jobs”
Three days out from Election Day, Opposition (Labor) Leader Bill Shorten gives occupational health and safety (OHS) a shout-out (sort of)....
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Are the workers safe?
At the ALP National Conference earlier in December 2018, the Assistant National Secretary of the Construction Forestry Mining Maritime and Energy Union, Dave Noonan, moved some amendments concerning apprenticeships. In his speech to the conference he made some statements about safety training on a construction site in Tasmania that deserved some checking. This is the relevant …
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Industrial Manslaughter laws likely for Victoria
With little surprise, at the Australian Labor Party (ALP) Conference in Victoria on 26 May 2018, Premier Daniel Andrews has included the introduction of Industrial Manslaughter laws as a formal part of the campaign for re-election in November 2018. According to his media release, if re-elected, “.., employers will face fines of almost $16 million and …
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The safety of “green” jobs
At the Australian Labor Party conference currently happening in Sydney, the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced a program to create “green” jobs or jobs from the renewable energy and environmental sectors. The program sounds a lot like the previous (Conservative) government’s Jobs for the Dole scheme – same unemployment sector different focus. Rudd’s program is … Continue reading “The safety of “green” jobs”
Tasmanian Premier talks of workers compensation fairness
On 26 July 2009, the Tasmanian Premier, David Bartlett spoke at the Tasmanian ALP conference. Below is an extract from his speech in which he refers to the State’s review of workers compensation, the Clayton Report, and reflects the national industrial relations agenda by emphasising the Australian Labor Party’s favourite word of the day – … Continue reading “Tasmanian Premier talks of workers compensation fairness”
Trade union organiser jumps the gun on Industrial Manslaughter after mine rockfall
Last week, a miner, Kurt Hourigan, died in a rockfall in a gold mine in the rural city of Ballarat. Another was rescued, and over twenty work colleagues were able to access a safety pod and exit the mine later. Accusations of mismanagement and deficient occupational health and safety (OHS) practices are rife. The media …
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OHS seems to be no more than a “nice-to-have” to Australian politicians
Several events or non-events at the recent 23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work illustrated the political attitude to occupational health and safety in Australia, especially the lack of presence of national figures on official duties....
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