THE QUEENSLAND government has reminded workers and employers of the transition into the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008.
02/09/2008
THE AUSTRALIAN Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) says the public comment period for the future direction of plant regulation will be closing on 15 May 2009.
04/05/2009
ENERGY Networks Association (ENA), Australia’s representative body for gas and electricity distribution network businesses, has pushed for a united national energy safety regulatory agency.
16/04/2008
SAFE Work Australia says its review of the National Standard for Plant has seen a lack of support for the new Essential Safety Outcomes (ESO) regulation framework.
13/07/2009
THE Occupational Health and Safety (General) Regulation 2007 will come into force in the ACT on 26 May 2008.
13/05/2008
THE Queensland Government is seeking to remove section 229 of the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 1997, which exempts the rural industry from a number of workplace health and safety regulations.
08/02/2008
WORKCOVER NSW has announced new safety controls for the operation of major hazard facilities across the state, in a bid to reduce the risk of major incidents and limit their consequences.
08/07/2008
THE OCCUPATIONAL Health and Safety Regulation 2001 is now applicable to NSW mining workplaces and coal mines, after a legislative amendment came into effect on 1 September 2008.
30/09/2008
WORKSAFE WA says it is implementing a new National Standard for Construction Work, in a move towards a greater consistency of safety regulation across Australia.
07/07/2008
THE ACT Government will establish WorkSafe ACT, and employ five staff to help in overhauling occupational health and safety regulation in the territory.
05/05/2010
THE Construction Safety 2009 international conference will be held in Melbourne from 21 to 23 October.
23/09/2009
THE newly-formed Mines and Major Hazard Facilities team (MMHF) from SafeWork SA has hosted its first conference in South Australia.
18/03/2008
THE HEALTH and Safety Professionals Alliance (HaSPA) has launched the second edition of the Victorian Code of Ethics and Minimum Service Standards for professional members of OHS associations.
16/11/2009
WORKCOVER NSW has published a safety alert regarding the use of excavators in or near water, following a workplace fatality when an excavator tipped over while working in a creek, trapping the operator within.
19/02/2008
THE Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) claims 1.5 million Australians may be exposed to occupational carcinogens.
30/04/2008
THE REPORT released by the Queensland Ombudsman on 17 June 2008 has criticised the state’s mine safety inspectorate.
19/06/2008
THE AUSTRALIAN Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) is asking for public feedback on the changes it made to the draft National Standard for the Control of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals.
03/10/2008
NEW major hazard facility (MHF) legislations have come into effect as of 13 October 2008, requiring additional notifications to workplace authorities in addition to Dangerous Goods notifications.
14/10/2008
SAFEWORK SA is warning employers to follow guidelines and laws to safely remove asbestos after a company was penalised for breaching workplace safety regulations.
03/12/2008
DEPUTY Prime Minister Julia Gillard has appointed Paul O’Connor as new CEO of Comcare, effective 1 September 2009
02/09/2009