Tractor safety needs more focus, says WorkSafe Victoria
24 August, 2011 | Supplied by: WorkSafe Victoria
A farmer on a vegetable farm at Pearcedale in Melbourne’s south-east is lucky to be alive after being run over by a tractor during the weekend.
Santos fined for Moomba gas blast
23 August, 2011
Santos has been fined more than $80,000 by the SA Industrial Relations Court after being convicted of safety shortcomings that led to an explosion at its Moomba gas processing facility on New Year’s Day in 2004.
Entries for 2011 WorkSafe Awards closing soon
23 August, 2011 | Supplied by: WorkSafe Victoria
Entries for the 2011 WorkSafe Awards will close on 31 August 2011.
WorkCover and Cooma-Monaro Council establish safety alliance
22 August, 2011 | Supplied by: WorkCover NSW
The safety alliance commits WorkCover and Cooma-Monaro Shire Council to develop practical and effective approaches to workplace health and safety and injury management through communication, consultation, cooperation and industry leadership.
Elliotts announces exclusive partnership with TechTrade LLC
22 August, 2011 | Supplied by: Elliott Australia Pty Ltd
Elliotts has announced an exclusive partnership with TechTrade LLC.
Become a safety ambassador
11 August, 2011
National Safe Work Australia Week, celebrated from 23 to 29 October 2011, is an annual event that encourages all working Australians to get involved in and concentrate on safety in their workplace to reduce death, injury and disease.
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.
