SAFE Work Australia has announced the release of the Asbestos Exposure and Compliance Study of Construction and Maintenance Workers report.
16/02/2010 |
WORKSAFE Victoria claims failing to ensure a tradesman was aware of the presence of asbestos has cost the Education Department $10,000 as well as being ordered to pay costs of $3,500.
20/01/2010 |
WORKSAFE says a major quarry company which operates in Victoria and Queensland has been convicted and fined $650,000 after the death of a worker in 2005.
03/12/2009 |
ENWARE has introduced the EL485 hand-held eyewash and body spray, said to provide a quick response to hazardous substances including acid and alkalis.
02/12/2009 |
THE NSW government is asking people who may have been exposed to asbestos to undergo medical screening during 2009 Asbestos Awareness Week.
25/11/2009 |
THE ACTU says more can be done to raise awareness about the dangers of handling and disposing asbestos products and to protect its exposure to the community.
24/11/2009 |
JAMES Hardie Industries says it expects to contribute 35% of its annual cash flow to the Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund (AICF) in 2010.
24/11/2009 |
SAFEWORK SA says two companies have been fined about $30,000 each by an industrial magistrate over failures in their safety systems which resulted in injuries to workers.
17/11/2009 |
THE FINAL week of the SA Safe Work Month 2009 has begun with demographer Bernard Salt speaking on the safety implications of a changing Australian workforce.
26/10/2009 |
AREA Construction Labour Services (ACLS) has been fined $40,000 after a worker fell 4.5m down a ladder while he was cleaning windows.
22/10/2009 |
WORKCOVER WA says pleural plaques is now considered a specified occupational disease under the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981.
14/10/2009 |
WORKPLACE health solutions provider Konekt has provided seven tips for effectively managing occupational health and safety in the workplace.
06/10/2009 |
SAFE Work Month 2009 has officially opened at the Loxton Show in South Australia, with a focus on workplace injury prevention.
06/10/2009 |
PORTAVIN SA has been fined by an Industrial Magistrate over an incident in which an employee was scalded by hot water.
28/09/2009 |
WORKSAFE WA has launched an inspection campaign to check on workplace safety standards in the brewing industry.
10/09/2009 |
THE ACTU says unions are disappointed at the penalties and bans handed down to former James Hardie executives and directors involved in the company’s asbestos products.
21/08/2009 |
WORKSAFE WA says it will be targeting the laundry and dry-cleaning industry in a September inspection campaign.
18/08/2009 |
WORKSAFE WA says it is targeting the aircraft maintenance sector to check on safety standards.
13/08/2009 |
ANTON’S Building Design and Construction has been convicted and fined in the Industrial Court for failing to adequately and legally remove asbestos from a local hospital.
06/08/2009 |
VEOLIA workers say Tasmanian regulators are declining to improve waste oil handling procedures, despite a 2005 explosion in Launceston which killed two men.
17/07/2009 |