 Friday, 26 Apr 2013The CFMEU, Trades Hall and other building unions have organised a stop work rally to commence at 10am next Tuesday, 30 April. |
| Friday, 1 Mar 2013WorkSafe will soon embark on a targeted intervention campaign. Five WorkSafe group leaders have been charged with the names of four construction companies each to speak to. |
| Thursday, 31 Jan 2013WorkSafe will target housing sites in western Victoria during February as part of Operation SafeSite. Teams of inspectors will saturate areas around Ballarat, Bendigo, Warrnambool, Geelong and Mildura as part of the blitz. |
| Wednesday, 5 Dec 2012Master Builders is joining WorkSafe in urging its members to remain highly vigilant to prevent serious workplace incidents or fatalities as the year comes to an end. |
| Monday, 12 Nov 2012The current Victorian OHS Act 2004 provides for the election of Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) by employees of an employer. |
| Thursday, 18 Oct 2012There has been considerable uncertainty about the application of Work Health and Safety Codes of Practice and guidance material being produced by Safe Work Australia as a result of the Victorian Government’s decision to not proceed with adoption of the model Work Health and Safety Act and Regulations. |
| Friday, 28 Sep 2012At the heart of the recent Myer Emporium blockade was the ‘appointment’ of health and safety representatives (HSRs). |
| Tuesday, 21 Aug 2012As part of its ongoing 'Back to Basics' campaign, WorkSafe will soon begin a state-wide inspection campaign focusing on safety planning for high-risk construction. This will specifically look at Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS). |
| Monday, 9 Jul 2012In a landmark decision, a Full Court of the Federal Court has dismissed the CFMEU’s appeal against a FWA Full Bench drug and alcohol testing decision. |
| Tuesday, 26 Jun 2012Master Builders recently delivered its 1000th WorkSafe funded, three-hour, small business OHS consultancy to Numurkah based builder, Diverse Builders. |
| Friday, 25 May 2012Buried in a paragraph contained in its recent State Budget was an announcement from the Victorian Government that Victoria will not proceed with the adoption of model Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws. |
| Friday, 27 Apr 2012Last week’s release of a cost analysis on model OHS laws could be the final nail in the coffin for the proposed harmonisation of Australia’s OHS laws. |
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| Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012ABCC knobbled - OHS knowledge is power |
| Tuesday, 17 Jan 2012More than 800 Master Builders members have taken up the free three-hour small business OHS consultancies service delivered by the Master Builders OHS Unit. |
| Thursday, 1 Dec 2011WorkSafe to target domestic construction sites in Western Suburbs |
| Monday, 24 Oct 2011OHS harmonisation in Victoria – 1 January 2012 seemingly impossible |
| Monday, 3 Oct 2011Victorian Government calls for delay to national WHS harmonisation |
| Monday, 26 Sep 2011Victorian Government leaves operable date of model OHS laws in limbo |
Thursday, 18 Aug 2011National Model Work Health and Safety Regulations – Important information for Master Builders members
The draft national model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations were approved by the Select Council on Workplace Relations (SCWR - formerly known as the Workplace Relations Ministers Council) on 10 August 2011. |
 Tuesday, 19 Jul 2011D-Day approaching for new OHS Regulations
The Workplace Relations Ministers Council (WRMC) will meet on 10 August 2011 to approve the model Work Health and Safety Regulations that will underpin the Work Health and Safety Act and be subsequently enacted in all states and territories.
In the months ahead the Victoria government will enact the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 and the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012, to become operable in this state from 1 January 2012. |
Tuesday, 21 Jun 2011New laws have serious consequences for bullies
New anti-bully laws passed through the Victorian Parliament provide for potential jail sentences of up to 10 years.
The new laws, labelled Brodie's Law after the young café worker that took her own life as a consequence of systemic workplace bullying by her work colleagues, provide an additional area of legal exposure (i.e. on top of the OHS Act 2004) for individuals that engage in inappropriate conduct towards others. |
| Thursday, 28 Apr 2011Master Builders OHS Update – a critical source of OHS information |
Monday, 21 Mar 2011National model laws public comment period coming to an end
The public comment period for submissions on the draft Work Health and Safety Regulations and Codes of Practice ends on Monday, 4 April 2011. |
Monday, 31 Jan 2011What’s coming in OHS during 2011?
As the process of harmonising the nation’s OHS laws gets into full swing there is a strong likelihood that members will hear a lot more about OHS during 2011 than they have in previous years. A range of industry groups, unions, politicians and experts are likely to grab headlines to sprout their views about what they like or dislike about new model. |