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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Construction ‘back to basics’ campaign continues
28 September, 2009WorkSafe’s campaign targeting slips, trips and falls shifts its focus onto the construction industry.
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.
Unions protest keynote speech at Safety In Action Conference
01 April, 2009An estimated 200 protestors mobbed the entrance of the Safety In Action Conference in Melbourne, yesterday, to condemn the appearance of John Holland Chairman, Janet Holmes à Court.
ASCC meets for the last time
01 December, 2008The Australian Safety and Compensation Council met for the last time in November 2008, paving the way for the transition to its newly formed replacement organisation, Safe Work Australia.
TransGrid annual safety day
22 September, 2008Over 100 people from 21 teams across NSW attended TransGrid’s Annual Safety Day, competing in events covering emergency response and risk assessment disciplines, as well as displays of TransGrid’s own safety equipment and initiatives.
Updates from the Workplace Relations Ministers' Council
28 August, 2008The Workplace Relations Ministers' Council (WRMC) met in Sydney recently to discuss progress in the Workplace Relations Bill, OHS harmonisation, Comcare, removal of the ASCC, industry awards and the 457 Visa Inquiry.
Safe Work Australia Week
08 August, 2007Safe Work Australia Week, a week to focus attention on workplace safety issues around Australia, will be held from 21 to 27 October this year.
