Industry News
WorkCover program helps small business focus on safety
WorkCover NSW has congratulated 32 businesses that offered support and assistance to 36 smaller businesses, as part of the 2010 ‘Safe Business is Good Business’ mentor program.
[ + ]Baulderstone tops 1m hours safety record at Mt St John
Baulderstone is celebrating the second major safety milestone for the Townsville Wastewater Upgrade Program at Mt St John, clocking up 1 million hours free of lost time injury (LTI).
[ + ]Wormald calls for farm vehicles to upgrade fire suppression systems
Due to the size, fuel-carrying capacity and cost of today’s farm machinery, particularly harvesters, appropriate vehicle fire suppression systems compliant to Australian Standards should be installed.
[ + ]Worker’s fall leads to fine
Two companies have been convicted and fined over an incident in Melbourne’s north that left a man with serious injuries after falling nearly four metres from an unguarded conveyor belt.
[ + ]Brisbane to host National Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
The 10th National Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in Queensland from 2-4 November 2011.
[ + ]Employers’ toolkit to help injured workers return to work
WorkSafe Victoria has released the employers’ toolkit to help injured workers get back to safe work early.
[ + ]Tractor safety needs more focus, says WorkSafe Victoria
A farmer on a vegetable farm at Pearcedale in Melbourne’s south-east is lucky to be alive after being run over by a tractor during the weekend.
[ + ]Santos fined for Moomba gas blast
Santos has been fined more than $80,000 by the SA Industrial Relations Court after being convicted of safety shortcomings that led to an explosion at its Moomba gas processing facility on New Year’s Day in 2004.
[ + ]WorkCover and Cooma-Monaro Council establish safety alliance
The safety alliance commits WorkCover and Cooma-Monaro Shire Council to develop practical and effective approaches to workplace health and safety and injury management through communication, consultation, cooperation and industry leadership.
[ + ]Preventing electric shocks when using chafing dishes
WorkCover NSW has issued a safety alert following an incident at a hotel involving a worker who received an electric shock from a chafing dish.
[ + ]Become a safety ambassador
National Safe Work Australia Week, celebrated from 23 to 29 October 2011, is an annual event that encourages all working Australians to get involved in and concentrate on safety in their workplace to reduce death, injury and disease.
[ + ]Corporates key to reducing Australia’s road toll, says NTC
The NTC has released a discussion paper titled 'A corporate approach to road safety' which explores how the existing corporate commitment to workplace safety can contribute to achieving Australia’s National Road Safety Strategy targets.
[ + ]Free workshops on workplace safety
Safe Work Week 2011 will run from 24 to 28 October, to coincide with the national Safe Work Australia Week. The program offers free workshops that are tailored to meet the needs of employers, employees, contractors, health and safety representatives and OHSW professionals.
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