Articles
Union program to fight asbestos
The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) has organised what is claimed to be the largest asbestos survey and research program to ever be undertaken at a single work site in Australia.
[ + ]Poison people — who’s obstructing safety in your workplace? Part 2
Mr Munchausen, Mr Resentful and Mr Bully are not obvious members of an employee group. Each character is something of a prototype – a number of employees may exhibit some of the qualities associated with these characters in different amounts and at different times.
[ + ]Managing stress-related wheel failure
Bearcat Tyres has introduced a heavy-duty wheel safety reporting service for the port handling and mining industries.
[ + ]How anti-terrorism laws are increasing executive liability
Changes to the social and political landscape since the 11 September 2001 terrorism attacks have brought far-reaching changes in OHS laws and increased accountability and liability on C-level executives.
[ + ]Focus on workplace drug use during Drug Action Week
Drug Action Week is a national initiative to raise awareness on the harm caused by illicit drugs in the workplace.
[ + ]Workplace Relations Ministers' Council communiqué
The meeting of the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council (WRMC) in Brisbane on 23 May 2008 represented an historic watershed in cooperative federalism in the workplace relations area.
[ + ]Poison people — who’s obstructing safety in your workplace? Part 1
What do military history and popular culture tell us about corporate values and the capacity to introduce change? Perhaps more than we expect.
[ + ]Report on occupational diseases
An Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) document — Occupational Disease Indicators April 2008 — reports on the current trends of various diseases associated with occupations, providing credible baseline indicators in occupational disease.
[ + ]Understanding the Building and Construction OHS Accreditation Scheme
The Australian government is working to champion a cooperative approach to improve OHS performance in the building and construction industry.
[ + ]OHS salaries still exceed environmental salaries
Occupational health and safety continues to feature in the ‘sought after’ and highly rewarded jobs this year, reveals a recent remuneration survey.
[ + ]Proper installation of safety mesh to prevent falls from height
Working at height is a dangerous activity, regardless of occupation. This is a situation that many in the construction industry, particularly roofing plumbers, find themselves working in on a daily basis.
[ + ]Workplace Safety heads discuss OHS management
Australian and New Zealand Workplace Safety Authorities met in Adelaide on 11 March 2008 to discuss the progress of a range of initiatives to further occupational health and safety management in Australian workplaces
[ + ]Integrated safety concept for water treatment plant
German company Glastechnik Holger Kramp ensures wastewater from grinding, drilling and similar machining functions is cleaned and made available again to the production process in as short a time as possible
[ + ]Fast extraction system slashes cleaning duties for powder coater
A powder coating facility on the Gold Coast has completely upgraded its dust handling system to optimise occupational health and safety standards for employees, plus gain a system that is largely self-cleaning
[ + ]Call for comments on draft 2008 OHS Code of Practice
The draft Occupational Health and Safety Code of Practice 2008 (the draft OHS code 2008) has been prepared with the aim of improving workplace safety outcomes
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