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Tuesday 09 December 2008UNIONS are pushing politicians to accept amendments to the Safe Work Bill to fast-track improvements to workplace health and safety laws.
Thursday 04 December 2008THE Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has launched the National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance (NHEWS) handbook, and released results for the 2008 NHEWS survey.
Friday 07 November 2008THE AUSTRALIAN Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has called for the national work safety laws to have tougher penalties, so as to deter potential breaches.
Friday 07 November 2008THE 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.
Monday 20 October 2008MURRAY Wilcox has invited submissions on the transition from the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) to a new building industry body.
Friday 08 August 2008THE 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.
Monday 21 July 2008THE 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.
Wednesday 30 April 2008THE Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) claims 1.5 million Australians may be exposed to occupational carcinogens.
Wednesday 05 March 2008The Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has declared a national code of practice for precast, tilt-up and concrete elements in building construction.
Friday 01 February 2008The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has called for urgent action to prevent workplace deaths.