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 |
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 |
MACHINE Safe and the AS 4024 committee are holding an Australian Standard AS 4024.1-2006 Safety of Machinery Workshop in Western Sydney on 25 February 2010.
02/02/2010 |
SAFEWORK SA says four Adelaide companies have been fined a total of more than $70,000 for breaches of workplace safety laws.
01/02/2010 |
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 ACTU says recent statistics which show a rise in 2008-09 work-related deaths means the new national workplace health and safety laws need to focus on the welfare of employees.
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 |
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 |
SAFE Work Australia has published two new reports on workplace fatalities which are available for viewing on its website.
08/12/2009 |
WORKSAFE says it has put timber mill operators on notice to improve safety following the prosecution of a company and its director on workplace health and safety charges.
30/11/2009 |
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 |
SAFEWORK Australia says the public comment period on the model national OHS laws has passed and submissions are now available through its website.
24/11/2009 |
WORKSAFE Victoria says the state’s work-related death toll is at the highest point for this time of year since 2001.
19/11/2009 |
THE ENERGY Networks Association (ENA) has made a submission to SafeWork Australia commenting on the Safe Work Act.
17/11/2009 |
NT WorkSafe says it is proposing to adopt two National Codes of Practice under the Northern Territory Workplace Health and Safety Regulations.
17/11/2009 |
TREOTHAM Automation says its Plant and Equipment Risk Assessment Service will help manufacturers comply with new occupational health and safety legislation.
16/11/2009 |
THE NATIONAL Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) says it supports Safe Work Australia’s draft Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation.
13/11/2009 |
WORKSAFE WA will conduct an inspection program of construction sites in the South-West of Western Australia from November 16.
12/11/2009 |
THE NEW Southeast Asia and Australia and New Zealand Machine Safety Market report shows increased use of machine safety equipment in the region.
11/11/2009 |