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[…] safety but all laws are ineffective unless they are enforced and there is a long history of criticism of South Australia’s OHS regulator, some which SafetyAtWorkBlog has covered in the past. […]

By: Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson

Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 08:18:32 +0000

Toby nothing has changed for the better re SAfeWork SA.

By: Toby the Toff

Toby the Toff — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:24:24 +0000

I worked for WorkPlace Services (Worksafe SA) years ago. They never provided any decent OHS training for bosses or staff and did not comply with their own laws for safety procedures as far as I was concerned.

Darnleys right a lot of people are very \”dissatisfied with the operations of the OHS regulator\” and some of the decisions made of the inspectors and if you can\’t get it right in your own workplace you can\’t make the rules for others.

By: Jennifer Edgemore

Jennifer Edgemore — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:15:53 +0000

My hope for John Darley MLC is that he enjoys his new career as a gymnast.
For many many months John Darley MLC has said that he would not support this legislation and he gave endless reasons as to why he would not support the legislation.
Now Parliament Houses newest gymnast has done a wonderful backflip and voted for the very same legislation he said was not in the best interest of South Australia.
No wonder we don\’t trust politicans!

By: Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson

Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:18:25 +0000

I am not and never have been a supporter of this legislation and I admit I have been decried because of my stance.

The reason for my stand is that we already have OHS legislation that is ignored on a day to day basis, we already have breaches of safety, we already have ignorance of the current legislation.
To bring in over-riding legislation will mean nothing to those who do not care a single jot about the health and safety of their workforce now.
For those who will be caught under the new legislation (given that there will be no more inspectors on the ground I doubt that there will be an increase) the only thing that will happen is there will be a larger fine.

No one has been able to show me any where in any of the pages where the new legislation will deliver safer work places for anyone.

To prove my point re ignorance.
A young friend of mine opened a small take away outlet just under 6 months back.
She had been nominated for a new business award and phoned me for some help in getting the right posters to display in the kitchen area about washing hands etc.
I asked my friend how many people she now had working for her, the response was she has 4 part-time and 1 full time staff member, the rest was shared between herself and her mum.
I then asked had she registered with WorkCover.
The look on her face was one of shock.

This young business lady had not known that she needed to register with WorkCover, so can anyone tell me who is it that is going to explain the complexity of this new legislation.

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:39:31 +0000

\’Darley acknowledged that he delayed the Work Health and Safety Bill since December 2011 and admitted that the Bill looked like common sense\’

Love to know how he defines \’common sense\’ don\’t seem to be able to find that definition in any dictionary I\’ve read!

Keep watering down the legislation and you\’ll be right back to where we are now, with the right legal team you can drive a truck through it. It appears the people who should be acting on our behalf e.g. elected members, have dismissed the intent of this and previous legislation – that\’s to have the right to return home after a days work, without injury or illness. If anyone calls into question their \’rights\’ and \’entitlements\’ as elected members, all hell breaks loose, that \’common sense\’ argument doesn\’t seem to apply then!