Industry News
Recycling safety targeted by new taskforce
Recycling sites will have their safety processes audited, with the Victorian government having announced a new safety taskforce. [ + ]
Health and safety leaders convene in Sydney next month
A world-class conference program is attracting strong support from WHS leaders across Australia, with pre-registrations for SAFETYconnect 2017 well ahead of expectations four weeks out from the event. [ + ]
Hearing loss challenge raises workplace awareness
Noise-induced hearing loss in the workplace is the focus of a leadership challenge fundraiser by the National Foundation for the Deaf in New Zealand. [ + ]
WA to update workplace safety laws
A new Work Health and Safety Bill will be developed for Western Australia, improving consistency with the rest of the country. [ + ]
Rise in farm deaths causing concern
More people have already died on Victorian farms in the past six months than the total number who died in 2016. [ + ]
Powerline fines implemented to keep workers safe
Businesses could now be fined up to $3000 in Queensland if they do not implement appropriate safety controls for employees working around overhead powerlines. [ + ]
Improving farm safety through worker engagement
Farm workers are at a higher risk of injury than self-employed people, according to analysis by WorkSafe New Zealand. [ + ]
Research project provides more support to injured workers
A method for identifying and supporting injured workers is being developed by WorkCover Queensland and Monash University. [ + ]
Faster treatment for injured workers
Treatment approval for injured workers has been reduced to approximately four days for employees participating in a new icare Medical Support Panel (MSP) pilot in NSW. [ + ]
Workplace exposure standards under review
Safe Work Australia (SWA) is currently reviewing exposure standards to ensure they are based on the highest quality evidence and supported by a rigorous, scientific approach. [ + ]
Fatigue study on police officers
Male afternoon shiftworkers are twice as likely to feel tired, which could put them at greater risk for accidents, errors and stress, according to the results of a US-based study. [ + ]
Mapping out asbestos in WA
Researchers at Curtin University have developed a free app that aims to map the prevalence of asbestos in homes across Western Australia and help home renovators identify potentially deadly risk. [ + ]
Scaffold collapse under investigation
WorkSafe Victoria is investigating the cause of a scaffold collapse at a demolition site in North Melbourne this morning (3 July). [ + ]
Motorist education needed to reduce heavy-vehicle accidents
Educating the motoring public on how to drive safely with heavy vehicles is one of the recommendations from the peak body Road Freight NSW at the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee inquiring into road safety in Australia. [ + ]
