Industry News
Asbestos-cement water pipe management guidelines released
ASEA has released guidelines to help water and sewerage providers reduce the risk of exposure to asbestos fibres released from asbestos-cement (AC) pipes. [ + ]
WA releases dangerous goods safety guide
The guide is specifically designed for consignors of dangerous goods packages below placard load quantity. [ + ]
SWA releases guidance to reduce exposure to ultraviolet radiation
Safe Work Australia has released a fact sheet to help persons conducting a business or undertaking manage the risks of solar ultraviolate radiation (UVR) in the workplace. [ + ]
Inaugural Australian Manufacturing Week to be held in Sydney
Australian Manufacturing Week is gearing up to showcase the latest manufacturing technologies, processes and support services at the International Convention Centre in June. [ + ]
ACCC concerned over pricing of rapid antigen tests
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has expressed significant concerns about the retail price of rapid antigen tests. [ + ]
Call for better safety procedures after fatigue blamed for rail worksite near hit
The Office of Transport Safety Investigations has called for Sydney Trains to implement a better fatigue management system, after a near hit at Westmead Station was attributed to worker fatigue. [ + ]
WA enacts new program to address sexual harassment in mining
Western Australia has introduced a new safety program to address the issue of workplace sexual harassment and assault in the mining industry. [ + ]
Meat company fined $400K after worker crushed by stag
A meat processing company has been fined over a 2017 incident in which a stockman was killed by a stag. [ + ]
NSW Resources Regulator announces compliance priorities
The NSW Resources Regulator has published the key compliance priorities for January–June 2022, to increase industry confidence in its regulatory activities. [ + ]
Power station charged over workplace arc flash death
A Yallourn power station has been charged with breaching the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a 2018 incident in which a worker died after being burned by an arc flash. [ + ]
WA releases draft work health and safety regulations
Western Australia has released exposure drafts of regulations, before the commencement of work health and safety reforms in March 2022. [ + ]
Engineering company fined $300K after fatal crush incident
An engineering company has been fined $300,000 after one worker died and another was seriously injured following a crush incident inside a shipping container. [ + ]
Company fined for endangering workers in fuel tank container fire
An industrial equipment supplier has been fined $41,500 after two workers were almost seriously injured when the fuel tank they were working on caught fire. [ + ]
Silica dust detection device to protect NSW workers from silicosis
Field trials of a new technology that is designed to detect dangerous levels of respirable crystalline silica are underway in NSW, as part of the NSW Dust Strategy 2020–22. [ + ]
ASEA releases updated stocks and flows model for asbestos
ASEA has released updated asbestos stocks and flows information, revealing that there are 6.4 million tonnes of asbestos in the built environment in Australia. [ + ]
