New licensing system for high-risk work
12 August, 2010South Australia will be transitioning to a national licensing system for high-risk work as of 1 September 2010.
Safe Work Australia’s progress with model work health and safety laws
01 July, 2010Safe Work Australia is the principal national organisation that is driving the harmonisation of work health and safety laws with the aim to achieve the best possible approach to health and safety for all Australian workplaces.
WorkSafe puts licence conditions on refinery
04 June, 2010WorkSafe Victoria has imposed new conditions on Mobil’s licence to operate its Altona refinery in Victoria.
Fatigue roadblock reveals general compliance
21 May, 2010A recent WorkSafe WA exercise revealed generally good compliance with fatigue safety laws, although rest breaks needed further enforcement.
Major work safety reforms in the ACT
04 May, 2010A new safety body, to be known as WorkSafe ACT, has been established to enhance workplace safety in the ACT.
OHS harmonisation update: model work health and safety Act
08 April, 2010As the harmonisation of OHS legislation progresses, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued an update on its progress.
WorkSafe to visit small businesses in Williamstown
07 April, 2010WorkSafe Victoria inspectors will be visiting small businesses in Williamstown as part of a safety campaign from 19-23 April.
WorkSafe inspector attacked
29 March, 2010A WorkSafe Victoria inspector was recently attacked while attempting to caution a person riding dangerously on a rubbish collection vehicle.
Supervision blitz on construction sites
23 February, 2010WorkSafe Victoria has instigated an inspection campaign to visit construction sites, with a focus on supervision.
Consultation opens on mine safety reform in SA
15 February, 2010SafeWork SA has released a discussion paper and will be seeking the views of all interested parties in the mining sector.
Benchmarking OHS regulation
09 February, 2010The Productivity Commission has released a report that identifies differences in burdens imposed on business by OHS regulatory regimes across the states.
OHS obligations of labour hire and group training companies
11 January, 2010While labour hire sector firms provide around 600,000 workers to industry across the country, failings by some are causing serious injuries and big fines to be imposed by the courts.
Comcare issues safety alert for transportable buildings
18 December, 2009Comcare recently issued a safety alert about the use of transportable buildings in areas that are prone to cyclones and high wind gusts.
Ministers endorse model work health and safety provisions which now become the agreed model Act
16 December, 2009At a recent Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council meeting, government Ministers finalised the harmonisation of model work health and safety laws.
Another step closer to the model work health and safety laws
16 December, 2009 by Lea Constantine*Some important amendments to the model Safe Work Act 2009 were recommended by Safe Work Australia to the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council (WRMC) when the WRMC met on 11 December 2009.
