WORKPLACE safety agency Comcare is prosecuting construction company John Holland in the Brisbane Federal Court over a 2008 death of a worker.
05/02/2009
WORKSAFE Victoria says it will resume court action against John Holland after winning a High Court challenge.
19/10/2009
TWO hundred protestors in helmets and safety vests mobbed the entrance of the Safety In Action conference, condemning the keynote appearance of John Holland chairman Janet Holmes à Court.
01/04/2009
JOHN Holland Rail has been pulled out of the ASCC’s 2008 Safe Work Australia Awards, as it comes under investigation for a worker’s death.
09/03/2009
COMCARE says John Holland Rail has committed to a Court-enforceable undertaking after an alleged workplace safety failure.
08/09/2009
THE CONSTRUCTION, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has reported the tower crane collapse at BHP’s Worsley Alumina Refinery project, WA, was due to mechanical failure.
19/01/2010
THE NATIONAL Safety Council of Australia (NSCA) says its National Workplace Safety Awards will be held on 2 October 2008 in Sydney.
22/09/2008
INJURY Free Day will be taking place on 24 October 2008 to promote workplace safety and reduce preventable injuries in the workplace.
24/09/2008
SUNSET Coast Water has won a safety award for its risk management system credited with helping achieve 450,000 hours worked with no lost time or medical treatment injuries.
23/10/2008
DOUGLAS Workplace & Litigation Lawyers says a recent court decision highlights the importance of never cutting corners in maintaining the safety of workplaces.
30/07/2009
THE AWU and politicians are calling for BHP’s Western Australian operations to be shut down, after a scaffolding contractor died on 18 March 2009 at its Mt Whaleback mine.
23/03/2009
A detailed schedule of the Safety in Action conference 2008 has been revealed, along with news the deputy prime minister Julia Gillard and a number of Australia’s CEOs will be among the speakers.
17/04/2008
THE Safety Institute of Australia has provided a sneak peek of the speakers of the Safety In Action conference.
11/04/2008
QUEENSLAND-based safety expert John Ninness will receive the China Friendship award for his contribution to work safety and economic development in China.
21/09/2009
THE Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel has released a series of guides to improve workplace safety in the housing construction industry.
14/02/2008
JOHN Astad, Director of the Combustible Dust Policy Institute, has pointed to the Sanitarium cereal factory fire as an example of the dangers of combustible cereal dust.
16/06/2009
WORKSAFE Victoria has announced the winners of its 21st Annual WorkSafe Victoria Awards, recognising individuals and companies who are creating safer workplaces.
02/11/2009
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 NSW government is asking people who may have been exposed to asbestos to undergo medical screening during 2009 Asbestos Awareness Week.
25/11/2009
TWENTY people were affected by an ammonia leak at an Ingham chicken factory at Edinburgh, South Australia.
11/01/2008