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Reducing risks in warehousing and storage

Monday 17 November 2008

VOCAM says slip and trip accidents, though often seen as trivial, are avoidable and serious problems in warehousing and storage.


Safety award winners lead by example

Monday 10 November 2008

ACCORDING to SA Industrial Relations Minister Paul Caica, the Safe Work Award winners provide examples of the innovation, dedication and cooperation needed to keep workplace safe.


Conviction and fine for bus company over driver crushing death

Monday 10 November 2008

SOUTH Australian bus company Premier Roadlines has been convicted and fined $45,000 over the crushing death of one of its drivers.


Report on asbestos literature finds little research

Thursday 30 October 2008

THE AUSTRALIAN Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has released a report on the national and international literature available for the management and control of Asbestos.


Precautions can prevent crane collapses

Tuesday 02 September 2008

WORKCOVER NSW has reminded the construction industry of the need to follow adequate safety precautions when working with tower cranes.


Missing documentation caused electrocution

Tuesday 08 July 2008

STOWE Australia has been fined $190,000 after being found guilty for the electrocution death of a worker at a Marrickville telephone exchange.


New documentation standards for construction

Monday 07 July 2008

WORKSAFE WA says it is implementing a new National Standard for Construction Work, in a move towards a greater consistency of safety regulation across Australia.


Worker killed by falling steel column shutter

Tuesday 20 May 2008

A form worker was struck by half a steel column shutter and killed, prompting WorkCover NSW to publish a safety alert on the erection and dismantling of formwork.


Excavators and water safety alert

Tuesday 19 February 2008

WORKCOVER NSW has published a safety alert regarding the use of excavators in or near water, following a workplace fatality when an excavator tipped over while working in a creek, trapping the operator within.


Drug-safe mining workplaces

Thursday 07 February 2008

According to Frontline Diagnostics, the mining industry is at the forefront of Australian workplace safety, with about 70% of the nation’s 380 mines having a drug-safe workplace program in place.


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