Corporates key to reducing Australia’s road toll, says NTC
11 August, 2011
The NTC has released a discussion paper titled 'A corporate approach to road safety' which explores how the existing corporate commitment to workplace safety can contribute to achieving Australia’s National Road Safety Strategy targets.
Free workshops on workplace safety
11 August, 2011
Safe Work Week 2011 will run from 24 to 28 October, to coincide with the national Safe Work Australia Week. The program offers free workshops that are tailored to meet the needs of employers, employees, contractors, health and safety representatives and OHSW professionals.
Free online training in new workplace safety laws
11 August, 2011 | Supplied by: WorkCover NSW
Over the next month, WorkCover NSW will hold five interactive webinars as part of its ‘Work health and safety - new legislation is coming’ program.
WorkSafe investigates Campbellfield fatality
03 August, 2011 | Supplied by: WorkSafe Victoria
WorkSafe Victoria has issued two improvement notices to a timber and building materials company following the death of a truck driver at a Campbellfield worksite.
Survey finds high rate of non-compliance with PPE protocols
03 August, 2011
In a recent survey released by Kimberly-Clark Professional, 89% of safety professionals said they had observed workers not wearing safety equipment when they should have been.
Have your say on model WHS legislation for the mining industry
02 August, 2011
Public comment period for model Work Health and Safety legislation for the mining industry now open.
Pryme Sqwincher Steady Shot energy drink
28 July, 2011 | Supplied by: Pryme Australia Pty Ltd
Pryme Australia has launched Sqwincher Steady Shot which claims to give workers an immediate injection of energy, allowing them to be more alert and productive in the workplace.
Two dead in work-related incidents
25 July, 2011 | Supplied by: WorkSafe Victoria
The deaths of two men in work-related circumstances and a few 'near misses' have prompted WorkSafe to renew calls of the importance of workplace safety.
Coffs Harbour construction company fined after worker dies
22 July, 2011 | Supplied by: WorkCover NSW
A construction company and its director have been fined a total of $137,500 and ordered to pay WorkCover’s legal costs after a worker received fatal head and spinal injuries.
Preventing structural collapse during demolition
21 July, 2011 | Supplied by: WorkCover NSW
WorkCover NSW has issued a safety alert following an incident involving the collapse of a suspended concrete slab during the demolition of a multistorey building.
One dead, one in critical condition following workplace incident
19 July, 2011 | Supplied by: WorkSafe Victoria
A man has been electrocuted and another is suffering life-threatening injuries after the cherry picker they were working in struck overhead powerlines today.
Finding money for WHS
07 July, 2011 by Jo Kitney, State Manager - Safety, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland
To 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, 2011
More than $400,000 is being made available to assist research into SA work health and safety issues.
Operator fined over show ride injuries
06 July, 2011
An amusement ride operator has been convicted and fined more than $36,000 in the SA Industrial Relations Court over an incident in which two girls were injured at the 2006 Royal Adelaide Show.
Businesses urged to review safety procedures
04 July, 2011 | Supplied by: WorkCover NSW
WorkCover NSW has urged businesses to review their safety procedures after one worker died and three others received serious injuries in separate workplace incidents.
