New Guide for Club Managers Helps to Implement Workplace Safety
24 December, 2019Clubs Managers Guide to Workplace Safety 2019/20 – Released
Coalmine workers to access mobile respiratory health service
24 December, 2019Queensland coalmine workers could soon access a 'health service on wheels', designed to improve detection of mine dust lung diseases.
Welders face greater lung cancer risk than general population: study
23 December, 2019Welders present a 43% increased risk of lung cancer, on average, than those who have never been a welder or exposed to welding fumes, according to a recent study.
Dangerous attachment device laws to improve safety
18 December, 2019Protest first responders, protesters and the wider community should be safer under new laws by the Queensland Government.
SA releases building cladding audit findings
17 December, 2019The SA Government is calling for seven ACP containing buildings to undergo immediate work after they were found to pose 'extreme' fire safety risks.
Celebrating safety heroes: 2019 National Safety Awards of Excellence
17 December, 2019The winners of the NSCA Foundation/GIO Workers Compensation 27th Annual National Safety Awards of Excellence were announced in Sydney on 17 October 2019.
Downward trend continues in 2018 worker fatalities data
17 December, 2019A November report from Safe Work Australia confirms a long-term trend of decline in the number and rate of worker fatalities across Australia.
In easily, out safely: confined space best practices
16 December, 2019Confined spaces can be complicated. ASH MAYOR outlines some best practices that will help you ensure those working in confined spaces are kept safe.
New Safety Guide Helps Wine Producers to Stay Safe at Work
13 December, 2019Wine Producers Guide to Safety 2019/20 – Released
Qld builder fined $24K for breaches to work safety
11 December, 2019A Brisbane builder has pleaded guilty to three breaches of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and was fined $24,000 with costs of $1595.
SafeWork NSW spreading the word on silica safety
10 December, 2019SafeWork NSW has been visiting businesses across the state to raise awareness about silicosis and preventing silica exposure.
NSW Resources Regulator investigating possible dust disease cases
09 December, 2019The NSW Resources Regulator is investigating potential work health and safety breaches after three workers were diagnosed with possible dust disease.
WA considers new work health and safety laws
06 December, 2019Western Australian employers could be subject to industrial manslaughter laws if a proposed work health and safety Bill passes in state parliament.
WorkSafe Victoria to improve services following investigation
06 December, 2019WorkSafe Victoria is set to improve its services to injured workers after the state Ombudsman found it was letting down some of its most vulnerable clients.
NSW mining and petroleum WHS laws up for review
29 November, 2019NSW mining and petroleum work health and safety laws and regulations will be back under the microscope next year for their five-yearly review.
