• Call Us Today!
  • 1300 TESTAG
  • 1300 837 824
ACME Test and Tagging MelbourneACME Test and Tagging MelbourneACME Test and Tagging MelbourneACME Test and Tagging Melbourne
  • Home
  • Services
    • General Appliances
    • Trade Tools
    • RCD Testing
    • 3 Phase Testing
    • Office Appliances
    • Urgent Service
    • Minor Repair Service
    • Our Service Areas
    • Test and Tag Courses
  • About
    • About ACME
    • Benefits
    • Testimonials
    • Our Team
    • Our Service Areas
  • FAQs
  • Resources
    • About Phone Quotes   
    • Articles   
    • Freebies
    • Protect My Business
    • Glossary of Terms
  • Blog
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Request Quote
    • Payments

Industrial Manslaughter Update

  • Home
  • Test And Tag Blog
  • News
  • Industrial Manslaughter Update
Test tag colour coding
3 Monthly Tag Colour Changeover Reminder 1st June 2021
31/05/2021
Mort Bay 4-Way Power Board Recalled
Recall Alert – Mort Bay Power Boards
21/06/2021

Industrial Manslaughter Update

Published by John Blackburn at 02/06/2021
Categories
  • News
Tags
  • legal
  • WHS

Relief for many small business owners in WHS review

Common sense has prevailed after industrial manslaughter offences were not widely adopted across the country, in a meeting of Australian Ministers for Work Health and Safety yesterday.

“The meeting of WHS Ministers yesterday in response to a review of the model WHS laws was well overdue,” ACCI’s Director of Safety Jennifer Low said.

“As a member of Safe Work Australia (SWA), ACCI has been actively engaged in the review process since it began in 2018 and we support a majority of the 34 recommendations made in the report and accompanying Decision Regulation Impact Statement.

“However, the industrial manslaughter provisions are wholly unnecessary due to existing criminal provisions and Category 1 penalties by which prosecutions can be made in the event of a workplace fatality.

“The rejection of an industrial manslaughter offence by some Ministers was a relief to the small business community. Nobody should die at work, but jailing ordinary business people for incidents over which they had no direct control is not the answer.”

“The recommendation was a departure from the risk-based framework for WHS offences that has to-date seen success through a reduction in serious injuries and fatalities over the last decade. There is no strong evidence base presented to warrant such a significant shift.”

…more

Source: Mirage News

John Blackburn
John Blackburn
John is recognised as an expert in the test and tag industry due to his extensive and broad experience that began in 2004 when he was responsible for equipment maintenance at his local SES unit. More info: https://acmett.com.au/john-blackburn-test-tag-expert/

Related posts

Electric Shock Hazard
03/12/2021

Dangerous Items “Hotbed” Warning


Read more
Metrel AlphaPat MI 2142 PAT
25/03/2021

Metrel AlphaPat MI 2142 SupaPat For Sale


Read more
burnt poweroutlet
25/02/2020

What Is The ‘Outlet Challenge’?


Read more

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Review us on Google

Copyright 2020 ACME Test & Tagging. All Rights Reserved
Electrical Test and Tag Melbourne, Victoria