On 30 October 2013, Safe Work Australia released a Consultation Regulation Impact Statement examining measures to manage work safety risks in stevedoring. Safe Work Australia is seeking to address poor safety performance in the stevedoring industry demonstrated by the high rate of fatalities and serious injuries relative to other industries. Problems that may be contributing to poor safety performance include:
- the lack of good quality guidance for the stevedoring industry;
- low uptake of the existing guidance by jurisdictional regulators;
- poor compliance within the jurisdictions that have adopted existing guidance; and
- debate within the industry on reasonably practicable solutions to eliminate or minimise stevedoring hazards and risks.
The Consultation Regulation Impact Statement seeks stakeholder comments on options to address these problems, including:
- updating existing guidance;
- introducing a model code of practice; and
- introducing new specific legislation.
This Council of Australian Governments Consultation Regulation Impact Statement was approved by the Office of Best Practice Regulation. The consultation period will close on 29 November 2013.
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