Industry News
Awarding safe work environments
If you’re from Victoria and you’ve put in the hard yards, now reap the rewards of helping others make their workplaces safer. [ + ]
Company fined over young workers' injuries
A NSW Hunter Valley Hunter Valley company and its director have been fined a total of $107,000 following injury to two young workers on their first day of employment. [ + ]
Converting to a national certificate
Conversion to a National Certificate of Competency (NCOC) will mean changes for many workplaces. As of June 30 2006, all pre-96 safety licences will not be recognised. [ + ]
Transport industry urged to review safety standards
The recent death of a worker at Carisbrook in central Victoria has prompted a WorkSafe warning to the transport industry. [ + ]
Worksafe Expo 2006
The 2006 Worksafe Expo is being held at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau, New Zealand from 5-6 April. [ + ]
Encouraging a return to work
The ongoing refinement of Tasmania’s workers compensation scheme should make the encouragement of a return to work for injured workers a priority, says Bryan Green, the Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources. [ + ]
Collapse has expensive consequences
Two companies have escaped convictions on health and safety charges but have paid significant penalties after a demolition job went wrong at a Melbourne shopping centre. [ + ]
International concerns over ship worker safety
The global ship-breaking industry is under the spotlight with growing concerns over its safety. [ + ]
Symposium on safety management
A recent Swinburne University-led symposium on safety management and human factors explored complex global issues confronting the aviation, medical, rail and road industries. [ + ]
Amendment to fatigue regulation
An amendment to the Occupational Health and Safety (Long Distance Truck Driver Fatigue) Regulation 2005, will take effect on 1 March 2006. The Regulation will apply to heavy trucks with a GVM of 4.5 tonnes or more transporting freight (either single or in a series of trips) greater that 500kms. [ + ]
New demands on OHS: EU report
Current trends in society and work organisation are creating new risks and putting new demands on occupational safety and health research, a recent report published by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work says. [ + ]
Workshops for improving OHS
Victoria Workcover is running a series of workshops to help improve the operation of OHS committees in the food manufacturing industry. [ + ]
Disability barrier to work: ABS
Disability and a lack of training were among the most common barriers preventing people from working or working extra hours, according to new analysis released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recently. [ + ]
Final call for submissions
WorkCover NSW is calling for final submissions in response to its review of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000. [ + ]
Draeger opens up for launch
Draeger Safety Pacific is opening its doors for the launch of its new cutting edge mulitgas detector the Dräger X-am 2000. [ + ]
