Automotive workshops on notice from WorkSafe
03 August, 2010
WorkSafe Victoria is currently distributing new guidance on preventing musculoskeletal injuries amongst tyre fitters to automotive workshops across the state.
WorkSafe WA inspection program looks at licences for forklift operators
03 August, 2010
WorkSafe WA is conducting a high-risk-work licence inspection program for forklift operators in the manufacturing sector.
WorkSafe talks construction tactics at Bulldogs' brekkie
29 July, 2010
WorkSafe Victoria launched a new safety campaign aimed at tradespeople at an AFL club’s coaches’ review breakfast.
Accident compensation changes in Victoria
27 July, 2010
New accident compensation legislation came into effect in Victoria as of 1 July 2010.
Mal Meninga named Queensland safety ambassador
26 July, 2010
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has announced rugby legend Mal Meninga as its safety ambassador for this year.
14th Victorian workplace fatality under investigation
26 July, 2010
WorkSafe Victoria is investigating a fatality where a man working on a vehicle was fatally crushed by the car when it dropped off a trolley jack.
Standards Australia supporting young safety professionals
22 July, 2010
Two young professionals from sectors of the safety industry have been selected by Standards Australia to participate in the IEC Young Professionals Workshop in Seattle in October.
WorkSafe inspectors target Melton small businesses
20 July, 2010
WorkSafe Victoria is urging small businesses in Melton to carry out safety checks in advance of inspector visits in August 2010.
Third prosecution after apprentice burnt in workplace prank
02 July, 2010
Another apprentice has been convicted and fined by WorkSafe Victoria over a senseless workplace ‘prank’ where a workmate was set on fire.
Workplace fatality toll a ‘life-or-death’ reminder
02 July, 2010
WorkSafe Victoria has released some alarming statistics about workplace fatalities in the state over the past financial year.
The path to a safety culture
01 July, 2010
I find it interesting that many executives that I’ve met over the years say “I want a strong safety culture in my organisation”, but when I enquire about their goal, most can’t explain what safety culture is, and even fewer know how to achieve it.
Safe Work Australia’s progress with model work health and safety laws
01 July, 2010
Safe 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.
WA Safety Show back in August
01 July, 2010
Western Australia’s largest workplace safety trade show, the WA Safety Show, returns to Perth from 24 to 26 August 2010.
The path to a safety culture
01 July, 2010 by Gary Rowe*
I find it interesting that many executives that I’ve met over the years say “I want a strong safety culture in my organisation”, but when I enquire about their goal, most can’t explain what safety culture is, and even fewer know how to achieve it.
Industrial Court of Queensland finds against High Court’s Kirk decision
01 July, 2010 by Aaron Anderson*
The Industrial Court of Queensland has found against the principles set down by the High Court in the Kirk decision, on the basis that the relevant legislation in Queensland and New South Wales can not be considered analogous.
