MCCAIN Foods has been fined $145,000 after admitting to health and safety failings at its Ballarat plant, which WorkSafe Victoria claims echoes an earlier breach by the company.
22/02/2010 |
WORKCOVER NSW has produced Hazard a Guess, an eLearning tool said to lower injury rates in young workers.
19/02/2010 |
A PUBLIC consultation process has begun on how best to improve safety regulations in South Australia’s mining industry and align them with other jurisdictions.
17/02/2010 |
THE ACTU says the Home Insulation Program should be halted until it can be demonstrated that tighter safety and training standards are in place to properly protect workers.
12/02/2010 |
SAFEWORK SA has urged employers to ensure their workplace bullying policies are enforced, following a recent legal case in Victoria.
11/02/2010 |
SAFE Work Australia has released the new national Noise Exposure and the Provision of Noise Control Measures in Australian Workplaces report.
09/02/2010 |
THE SAFETY In Action and Melbourne Materials Handling trade shows will be back in April 2010 in Melbourne, showcasing new occupational health & safety (OHS) and industrial safety solutions.
08/02/2010 |
WORKCOVER WA is hosting an information session on 26 February 2010, which will explain the authority’s role in the workers’ compensation and injury management system.
03/02/2010 |
THE RECRUITERS and Consulting Services Association (RCSA) has reiterated calls from WorkSafe Victoria for the recruitment industry to be more vigilant in workplace safety for on-hire workers.
01/02/2010 |
RESEARCH conducted by the University of Sydney has found fatigue to be the number one accident risk factor for construction workers.
29/01/2010 |
ENTRIES for the 2010 Safe Work ACT Awards will open 15 April 2010 and close on 30 June 2010.
28/01/2010 |
THE NATIONAL Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA) says it has the appropriate experience to take over the administration of offshore well integrity and safety regulations.
22/01/2010 |
THE WA Commission for Occupational Safety and Health has released a new code of practice for safeguarding machinery and plant.
16/12/2009 |
THE WESTERN Australia Government says it supports the principle model OHS harmonisation laws but will keep its own settings in some areas.
15/12/2009 |
NATIONAL OHS laws will become a reality, following the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council’s (WRMC) decision to endorse the model Work Health and Safety Act.
14/12/2009 |
OCCUPATIONAL health and risk management company Konekt, has opened a new branch in Tuggerah to service increased demand on NSW Central Coast.
11/12/2009 |
THE SAFE Work Australia Members met December 9th for the second time since becoming an independent statutory body on 1 November 2009.
10/12/2009 |
COMOPS says three of its clients were finalists in the Return to Work Awards 2009, which recognise organisations who help injured workers make successful returns to work.
08/12/2009 |
SAFE Work Australia has published two new reports on workplace fatalities which are available for viewing on its website.
08/12/2009 |
WORKCOVER WA is hosting two workers’ compensation and injury management seminars in the Kimberely region on 8 December and 17 December 2009.
07/12/2009 |