SWA releases guidance for workplace asbestos registers
Safe Work Australia has released a guide to help employers prepare an asbestos register for their workplace. People with management of control of a workplace are advised to ensure an asbestos register is prepared, maintained and readily accessible to other persons in the workplace.
The new guide is designed to help employers understand what an asbestos register is and determine whether or not it is needed. The guide will also help employers develop and maintain a comprehensive asbestos register that identifies asbestos in the workplace, and will also help employers understand who is considered a “competent person” in relation to identifying asbestos and collecting information for asbestos registers.
To access the newly published guide, click here.
$225K fine after worker engulfed by soil in excavation collapse
In NSW, a company has been convicted and fined $225,000 after a worker suffered multiple...
Inaugural SafeWork NSW Commissioner to open WHS Show Sydney
Janet Schorer, the inaugural SafeWork NSW Commissioner, will officially open the Workplace Health...
Intensive care nurse named inaugural SafeWork SA HSR of the Year
From more than 200 health and safety representatives (HSRs) across South Australia, senior...
