ASBESTOS Awareness Week will be held between 24 and 30 November 2008, and will commemorate and support individuals and families affected by asbestos-related illnesses.
18/11/2008
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
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
ASBESTOS Awareness Week has got underway to support and commemorate individuals and families affected by the fatal illness.
24/11/2008
SAFE Work 2008 has started in South Australia, and will be running over four weeks to raise awareness about workplace safety.
13/10/2008
SAFE Work Australia has announced the release of the Asbestos Exposure and Compliance Study of Construction and Maintenance Workers report.
16/02/2010
DEAFNESS Forum has launched the Hearing Awareness Week, which will run from 23 to 29 August 2009.
24/08/2009
SAFEWORK SA has outlined the safety-related events coming up in October and November 2008.
30/09/2008
GETEX has developed a training course for waste facility personnel, equipping them with the skills to identify possible asbestos waste by sight.
04/02/2009
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.
30/10/2008
THE Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) claims 1.5 million Australians may be exposed to occupational carcinogens.
30/04/2008
FRONTLINE Diagnostics has reminded workers and safety stakeholders of the Drug Action Week which will be held from 22 to 28 June 2008.
20/06/2008
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
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
SAFE Work Australia is urging organisations and businesses across Australia to remember safety during the National Safe Work Australia Week in October.
18/08/2009
WORKSAFE WA says its dust, fumes and fibres inspection campaign from April has uncovered a lack of awareness of and action against the hazards in workplaces.
25/06/2009
WORKSAFE WA says it will conduct an inspection program of construction sites in the mid-west area of the state during the week starting 8 June 2009.
01/06/2009
WORKSAFE WA will conduct an inspection program of construction sites in the South-West of Western Australia from November 16.
12/11/2009
THE Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA) is holding a Drug Action Week from 22 to 28 June 2008 to combat drug use in the workplace.
29/05/2008
THE QUEENSLAND Building Services Authority has partnered with OzHelp Queensland to address suicide in the building and construction industry.
13/10/2009