New WorkSafe public awareness campaign
06 January, 2011WorkSafe Victoria has released a new advertising campaign aimed at raising awareness of the need for a more proactive attitude to workplace safety.
Safety doesn’t happen by accident
29 October, 2010 byAustralia’s largest workplace health and safety trade show, The Safety Show Sydney, and Sydney Materials Handling will be held at the Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park from 26 to 28 October 2010.
Mine rescue skills put to the test
13 August, 2010The annual Underground Mine Rescue Competition was recently conducted in regional Victoria.
WorkSafe talks construction tactics at Bulldogs' brekkie
29 July, 2010WorkSafe Victoria launched a new safety campaign aimed at tradespeople at an AFL club’s coaches’ review breakfast.
WorkSafe inspectors target Melton small businesses
20 July, 2010WorkSafe Victoria is urging small businesses in Melton to carry out safety checks in advance of inspector visits in August 2010.
WA Safety Show back in August
01 July, 2010Western Australia’s largest workplace safety trade show, the WA Safety Show, returns to Perth from 24 to 26 August 2010.
Safety In Action 2010 and Melbourne Materials Handling
19 April, 2010Safety In Action 2010, in conjunction with Melbourne Materials Handling, promises to be a valuable event for all safety professionals and anyone else involved in all aspects of safety and materials handling.
Focus on young worker safety
20 October, 2009Throughout October, WorkCover NSW is promoting a month-long program of activities to focus attention on workplace safety.
Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities campaigns
20 October, 2009The Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities recently met to review the progress of 2009 OHS campaigns and to plan new OHS campaigns for 2010.
Safe Work month opens with focus on workplace injury prevention
06 October, 2009Curbing the human and economic cost of workplace harm is the aim of Safe Work Month 2009 in South Australia.
Launch of OHS leadership program in Queensland
30 September, 2009The recently launched Zero Harm at Work program aims to reduce the number of deaths and injuries in Queensland workplaces.
Construction ‘back to basics’ campaign continues
28 September, 2009WorkSafe’s campaign targeting slips, trips and falls shifts its focus onto the construction industry.
WA inspection campaign looks at work safety at breweries
28 September, 2009WorkSafe is commencing a safety inspection campaign at approximately 30 breweries across Western Australia.
Workplace safety memorial opened in Tasmania
17 July, 2009The Tasmanian Workers Commemorative Park was opened in Launceston recently to act as a reminder of the importance of safety in the workplace.
International Workers Memorial Day
01 May, 2009International Workers Memorial Day was observed on 28 April 2009 to emphasise the need for comprehensive laws to protect the safety of workers in the workplace.