Call for comment on proposed construction induction code
04 August, 2008WorkCover NSW is inviting public comment on the implementation of the National Code of Practice for Induction for Construction Work in NSW.
Annual Comparative Performance Monitoring report
17 July, 2008The ninth CPM report contains 25 indicators that provide a range of information designed to help gauge the success of different approaches to reduce the incidence of work-related injury and disease.
Outcomes of ASCC meeting
08 July, 2008Several important decisions to lead and coordinate national efforts to prevent workplace death, injury and disease were made at the ASCC’s eighth meeting, held recently in Canberra.
Long-reach sander
01 July, 2008The Planex long-reach sander for painters and plasterers is designed for rapid sanding of joint compounds on plasterboard or plaster/lath walls and is suitable for removing wallpaper from solid plaster.
Builder fined over tilt-up collapse
26 May, 2008A Perth builder has been fined $3500 for the collapse of three tilt-up panels at a construction site at Forrestfield.
RailCorp aware of risk before worker died
15 May, 2008A NSW Industrial Court judge has found that the risk to RailCorp workers from overhead powerlines which killed a dogman at Heathcote in 2003 was “not only obvious, but foreseen”.
Website highlights injury hotspots
13 May, 2008WorkSafe has developed a new website that helps businesses identify workplace safety risks.
Understanding the Building and Construction OHS Accreditation Scheme
16 April, 2008 by Office of the Federal Safety CommissionerThe Australian government is working to champion a cooperative approach to improve OHS performance in the building and construction industry.
Dandenong business guilty of return-to-work offence
11 March, 2008Playground equipment manufacturer, Playspace Playground, pleaded guilty to failing to provide an injured employee with his pre injury position as required under Victoria’s workers compensation legislation.
Free service aids return to work
10 March, 2008Returning to work after injury could become a less arduous process with the launch of an online resource containing up-to-date advice and research on return to work issues.
Safety guidance for residential construction
15 February, 2008The NSW government has launched a series of guides to improve workplace safety in the housing construction industry across three states.
Fine for inadequate forklift training
14 February, 2008A Gawler fruit and vegetable business was fined $21,500 for breaches of workplace safety laws involving the provision of safe systems of work and keeping written statements on safe work procedures.
SA safety penalties to treble in 2008
04 February, 2008Corporations face tougher penalties for workplace safety breaches in South Australia from 1 January 2008, under the state government’s Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare (Penalties) Amendment Act.
Minister announces terms of reference for Comcare review
31 January, 2008The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard, recently announced the terms of reference for a review of Comcare and has invited submissions from interested parties.
Timber mill death Victoria’s third for 2008
23 January, 2008Victoria’s work-related death toll for 2008 has risen to three in as many weeks with a fatality at a Latrobe Valley timber mill Last Thursday.
