$70 million boost for research in safety, cell therapy, vision and autism
18 February, 2013The Australian Government will fund three new Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) - focused on alertness, safety and productivity; cell therapy manufacturing; and living with autism spectrum disorders - and provide additional funding to the existing vision CRC to expand its research programs.
Science Academy welcomes hazard research funding
15 February, 2013The Australian Academy of Science has welcomed the announcement by the Australian Government of funding for bushfire and natural hazard research, through the Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs).
Grant funds youth self-harm reduction study
25 September, 2012The auDA Foundation board has funded 12 projects this year, including one to help reduce youth self-harm.
$150,000 for mining community health and safety grants
13 June, 2012Schools and community groups in the mining areas of the Hunter, Central Coast and North West of the state can now apply for their share of $150,000 in the new Mine Safety Advisory Council (MSAC) grants program. The MSAC aims to increase awareness of health and safety issues in mining communities with grants of up to $10,000 each available to schools and community groups.
New campaign to target musculoskeletal injuries
12 June, 2012Assistant Treasurer Gordon Rich-Phillips has launched a new year-long WorkCover campaign targeting musculoskeletal injuries. “Musculoskeletal injuries are the most common workplace injury, costing nearly $1 billion a year in medical costs, wages and other expenses,” Rich-Phillips said.
Budget 2012-13: Getting Australians job ready and into work
14 May, 2012The Gillard government has announced that the 2012-2013 budget will support jobs, building on an investment in skills, training and assistance. It was claimed that protecting jobs has been “the number one priority of the Gillard government from day one”, with the following measures intended to reflect that commitment.
Federal funding to help tackle asbestos
05 March, 2012Applicants from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia have been awarded grants under the Comcare Asbestos Innovation Fund. The fund, launched by the federal government in December 2010, is designed to encourage the development of practical programs and research which raise awareness of asbestos, improve its management and removal, and provide better treatment and support for sufferers and their families.
Research grants worth $400,000 announced
19 January, 2012Eight new research projects focusing on return to work, occupational health and safety, injury prevention and neurotrauma have been funded through the Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) 2012 Development Grants Program.
Grants to assist transition to new OHS laws
07 December, 2011$550,000 worth of grants will be available to assist small businesses in understanding the new OHS laws. Applications for the grants close at 4.30 pm on Monday 30 January 2012.
Finding money for WHS
07 July, 2011 by Jo Kitney, State Manager - Safety, Chamber of Commerce and Industry QueenslandTo find money for health and safety at work means thinking beyond legal obligations and looking for ways that health and safety can add value to, and be valued by, an organisation. It means being creative and looking both above and below the line - business decisions should be objective but are often influenced by underpinning management values.
Applications now open for SA work health and safety program
06 July, 2011More than $400,000 is being made available to assist research into SA work health and safety issues.
WorkCover NSW announces recipients of $6.7m grants program
18 May, 2011WorkCover NSW has announced recipients of the $6.7m grants program to help prepare for the new national harmonisation of work health and safety legislation.
How to find money for OHS
04 May, 2011 by Steve Griffiths*It is naive to think employers are going to spend money on anything that is not justified, including OHS, and practitioners in this field need to learn to present a powerful cost-benefit analysis to management. OHS practitioners who ‘do their homework’ and speak the ‘language of management’ will be able to attract funding for occupational health and safety initiatives.
Financial scheme to help affected Queensland industries announced
08 March, 2011A Queensland natural disasters jobs and skills package that will help industries and businesses affected by the summer floods and Cyclone Yasi to recover has been announced.
Grants available for workplace safety initiatives
06 January, 2011The South Australian Government has recently announced the availability of grants to fund workplace safety initiatives.
