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Safe Work Bill amendments needed to improve OH&S laws: ACTU

Tuesday 09 December 2008

UNIONS are pushing politicians to accept amendments to the Safe Work Bill to fast-track improvements to workplace health and safety laws.


ASCC releases workplace safety reports

Thursday 04 December 2008

THE Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has launched the National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance (NHEWS) handbook, and released results for the 2008 NHEWS survey.


National safety system will not be strict enough: ACTU

Friday 07 November 2008

THE AUSTRALIAN Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has called for the national work safety laws to have tougher penalties, so as to deter potential breaches.


Possible nationalised safety legislation for energy networks

Friday 07 November 2008

THE ENERGY Networks Association (ENA) says Energy Network Safety legislation should follow the example of broader occupational health and safety laws, and be applied across Australia.


Submissions on construction OHS transition to clarify picture

Monday 20 October 2008

MURRAY Wilcox has invited submissions on the transition from the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) to a new building industry body.


Unions launch harmonised OHS petition

Friday 08 August 2008

THE Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has continued the fight to increase the duty of care imposed on employers in the harmonised national occupational health and safety laws.


ACTU pushes for strict national safety laws

Monday 21 July 2008

THE AUSTRALIAN Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has blasted what it says is Australia’s poor record on workplace death and injury, pushing for a stricter duty of care to be imposed on employers.


Unions target asbestos

Wednesday 30 April 2008

THE Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) claims 1.5 million Australians may be exposed to occupational carcinogens.


Concrete national code for builders

Wednesday 05 March 2008

The Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has declared a national code of practice for precast, tilt-up and concrete elements in building construction.


Unions urge action to prevent workplace deaths

Friday 01 February 2008

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has called for urgent action to prevent workplace deaths.


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