Company fined after fall leaves worker in wheelchair
11 October, 2012A building company has been fined $60,000 for an incident which left a worker a paraplegic.
Time to comment on MSAC’s strategic actions extended
11 October, 2012The closing date for commenting on the NSW Mine Safety Advisory Council’s strategic actions has been extended.
Bike safety popular at business awards
11 October, 2012A bicycle business that has helped train riders to travel safely has taken out a top prize at the City of Sydney Business Awards.
Guide to the Work Health and Safety Act
11 October, 2012Safe Work Australia has released a Work Health and Safety Act guide.
Incorporating safety into active urban design
10 October, 2012Designing or modifying buildings and communities to facilitate physical activity must include strategies to maximise safety. The ‘Active Design Supplement: Promoting Safety’ report provides explicit guidelines for urban planners, architects, public health advocates and others to consider when promoting active designs.
World Mental Health Day focuses on depression
10 October, 2012This year’s World Mental Health Day focuses on depression, one of the most widespread mental health conditions.
Road safety standard could help save lives
10 October, 2012ISO has published a management system standard for road traffic safety.
Worker pleads guilty to compensation fraud
09 October, 2012A car salesman has been ordered to pay back over $55,000 and perform 350 hours of community service after fraudulently obtaining payments and false information.
Workplace fatality in Kapunda
09 October, 2012SafeWork SA is investigating a workplace fatality that occurred at J T Johnson and Sons Pty Ltd at Kapunda.
Fair Work educational visits for CBD employers
09 October, 2012The Fair Work Ombudsman will make educational visits to Sydney CBD businesses.
Safety technologies on show in October
09 October, 2012The Safety Show Sydney and Sydney Materials Handling trade shows will have a variety of innovative safety and productivity technologies on display.
Injured workers to get back on the job sooner
04 October, 2012Minister Greg Pearce has said the NSW workers compensation reform will encourage injured workers to get back to work sooner with financial help.
Don’t risk missing Work Safe Week
03 October, 2012Work Safe Week will be held from 22 October to 1 November in Melbourne and regional cities around Victoria.
Ways to reduce same-level workplace falls
03 October, 2012 by Kylie RhodesSame-level workplace falls have accounted for nearly 20% of all recorded injuries in NSW workplaces. WorkCover NSW has provided ways to reduce these falls.
Why safe working procedures are so important
02 October, 2012Manufacturing workers, especially young workers, can be at risk of serious injury. Tiffany Ward is just one of many who had her whole life turned upside down after a workplace accident at 18.
