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
THE minister for Industrial Relations has approved a code of practice and two national standards as codes of practice under the Australian Capital Territory Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989.
05/03/2008
THE WA Commission for Occupational Safety and Health has released a new code of practice for safeguarding machinery and plant.
16/12/2009
SAFEWORK SA says a new Approved Code of Practice for First Aid in the Workplace will come into effect in the state on 10 December 2010.
10/12/2009
WORKCOVER NSW is inviting the public to comment on the implementation of the National Code of Practice for Induction for Construction Work in NSW.
01/08/2008
THE COMMISSION for Occupational Safety and Health is inviting public submissions on its revised code of practice for the prevention and control of Legionnaires’ disease.
16/07/2009
The Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has declared a national code of practice for precast, tilt-up and concrete elements in building construction.
05/03/2008
ACCORDING to the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC), its call for public comments on the draft Housing Falls Code has been met with a significant response from the construction sector.
04/09/2008
INDUSTRIAL Relations Minister Cameron Dick has launched new safety standards for suspended swing-stage scaffolding on high-rise buildings in Queensland.
07/07/2009
MANUFACTURERS in Western Australia have until 24 April 2008 to ensure their Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) meet the content requirements of the 2003 national code of practice.
09/04/2008
THE AUSTRALIAN Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) is seeking public comment from Western Australians on the Draft National Code of Practice for the Prevention of Falls in Housing Construction.
10/06/2008
SAFE Work Australia Council has released a number of draft documents regarding hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
05/08/2009
ENERGYSAFETY has issued a new guideline Code of Practice banning electrical workers from operating on equipment running at normal mains voltage.
18/04/2008
WESTERN Australia’s Commission for Occupational Safety and Health is seeking public comment on a draft code of practice for safeguarding machinery and plant.
08/08/2008
THE WA Commission for Occupational Safety and Health has called for public comment on a proposed code of practice on man overboard incidents.
31/08/2009
THE Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has congratulated WorkSafe Victoria for its role in creating a nationally consistent approach to construction induction.
21/05/2008
COMCARE says the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries and Distributors is drafting a Code of Practice relating to the ‘Use of All Terrain Vehicles in the Workplace’.
25/01/2010
WORKSAFE WA claims new occupational safety and health laws, which ensure only workers with the proper skills and knowledge can remove asbestos, will soon come into operation.
12/01/2010
WORKCOVER NSW is investigating an incident in which a man was crushed at a Bundeena construction site after formwork collapsed on top of him.
15/08/2008
THE FIRE Protection Association of Australia is holding a number of morning workshops on the new fire extinguishing systems standard AS ISO 14520.
05/03/2010