SafeWork SA has warned farmers to include firearm safety in their OHS after a case before the SA Industrial Relations Court last Friday.

The WorkSafe Victoria injury insurance ‘Declaration of Rateable Remuneration’ can be completed online for the first time this financial year.

The Australian Safety and Compensation Council has released the publication ‘Guidance on Occupational Health and Safety in Government Procurement’, developed in consultation with Comcare and the Department of Finance and Administration.

Victoria’s Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007 came into operation on 1 July. This single regulation replaces Victoria’s 13 separate OHS regulations covering specific hazards, OHS issues and hazardous industries.

A new National Code of Practice for Induction for Construction Work has been announced by the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC).

People, planet, profit was the theme at the Integral Energy e-safe Energy Safety and Field Expo gala dinner.

WorkSafe said that a recent $40,000 fine for a Nhill company in the Horsham Magistrates' Court highlighted the need for employers to make sure all staff in the workplace are sufficiently trained.

WorkSafe WA is calling for entries for the 2007 Work Safety awards. Entry is open to individuals, groups, organisations or enterprises operating within WA.

The National Safety Council of Australia and the Skilled Group invite entries from all people and organisations who believe they have excelled in the area of OHS and environment to the NSCA/Skilled Group National Safety Awards of Excellence.

ACT WorkCover stated that Coroner, Maria Doogan found the 2004 death of a worker on an ACT construction site was due to the employer’s failure to provide fall protection.

The Industrial Relations Minister Michael Wright wants South Australian organisations and individuals who practice exemplary workplace safety to be in the spotlight for this year’s Safe Work Awards.

New laws came into effect on 1 July 2007 in NSW, governing asbestos removal to improve safety in homes and workplaces.

According to the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA), 3 million working days a year are lost through alcohol and drugs, at a cost of over $500 million to Australian businesses each year.

The ‘Notified Fatalities Collection’, initiated by the federal government’s Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC), obtains records of Australian work-related fatalities for both employees and self-employed workers.

A 35-year-old window cleaner has died in hospital after falling about 12 metres from an office building.