Health and safety experts say government announcements this week have fixed 'non issues' and fail to address what most needs to be done in the area.
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden made four separate announcements this week - covering safety compliance for some businesses, governance liability, private land access and the development of codes of practices.
But the Institute of Safety Management - which is the largest professional association for health and safety practitioners - say the clarifications change nothing in practice, and are a distraction from what really needs to be done.
Institute board chair Mike Cosman joins Kathryn.
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*During the live interview Mike Cosman said the Minister had not responded to their letter calling for change. While there was no formal reply to the letter; Minister Brooke van Velden did meet with the Institute alongside other health and safety groups after the letter had been sent (though Mike wasn’t at the meeting).
