AN OCCUPATIONAL health and safety expert says the NSW safety model with its heavy prosecution of employers has failed to ensure the wellbeing of workers.
11/08/2008
SAFE Work Australia has released four reports on work-related injuries and compensation based on analysis of the 2005-06 Work Related Injuries Survey.
01/09/2009
THE TOTAL Recruitment Group (TRG) says it has been awarded the ISO 20000 certification for AS/NZS4801:2001 standard.
27/10/2009
WORKCOVER NSW says the incidence rate of workplace injuries across the State is below the national average.
01/09/2008
WORKCOVER NSW has produced Hazard a Guess, an eLearning tool said to lower injury rates in young workers.
19/02/2010
THE HEADS of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA) will be conducting a national campaign, aiming to reduce the rates of incidents and injury from forklift-related tasks.
25/03/2010
THE HEADS of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA) will be conducting a national campaign, aiming to reduce the rates of incidents and injury from forklift-related tasks.
25/03/2010
THE AUSTRALIAN Council of Trade Unions says Australia is falling short of national OHS targets, proof that tougher harmonised laws are needed.
19/08/2009
THE OFFICE of the Federal Safety Commissioner (OFSC) has released a report based on OHS data collected from accredited companies from July to December 2009.
27/05/2010
THE AUSTRALIAN Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has released the Annual Compendium of Workers' Compensation Statistics 2006-07 report.
13/03/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has released the Compendium of Workers’ Compensation Statistics Australia 2005-06 report.
16/07/2008
UNIONS say the NSW government is trying to lower the state’s occupational health and safety standards by reducing the duty of care required of employers in the nationalised system.
14/07/2008
WORKSAFE Victoria has released its operational results for the 2007/2008 financial year
29/09/2008
WORKSAFE Victoria has made a call for employers and workers to do everything possible to ensure December 2009 is fatality free.
02/12/2009
THE MINISTER for Employment and Workplace Relations has released the 2006 to 2007 Comparative Performance Monitoring Report (CPM report).
26/08/2008
THE NEW Zealand Department of Labour has released provisional figures showing summer is the most deadly season for Kiwi workplaces.
16/06/2009
WORKSAFE Victoria is calling on Victorian farms to ramp up vehicle safety during national Farm Safety Week.
15/07/2009
SAFE Work Australia Council has released six industry-specific reports based on an analysis of the 2005 to 2006 Work-Related Injuries Survey.
20/10/2009
THE MANAGING directors of civil contracting and road maintenance business Sharpe Bros have been named Ambassadors for Safe Work Australia Week.
02/10/2009
OHS expert Phillip Byard says Zero Harm distracts employers from the most important safety issues.
20/10/2009