The winners of the 2009 Western Australia Work Safety Awards were announced recently.

The winners of the 2009 NSW SafeWork Awards were recently announced in Sydney.

An Adelaide Hills food business has been fined over an incident in which a mincer amputated an employee’s fingertip.

The South Australian government has launched an education kit for teachers to introduce workplace safety to school children, to make them better prepared for safety in the workplace.

An Adelaide printing business was convicted and fined in the SA Industrial Relations Court, after pleading guilty to its fifth breach of workplace safety laws.

One of South Australia’s most popular music events, Big Day Out, was recognised for its attention to safety, with its organisers taking out the Best Public Event for Safety at the 2009 Safe Work Awards.

The 2009 WorkSafe Victoria safety awards have recently been announced.

The winners of the 2009 Queensland Work Safe Awards and inaugural Return to Work Awards were announced on 27 October.

The Master Painters Association in Tasmania has established a voluntary  industry code that factors in OHS issues.
 

A personnel and recruitment company has achieved ISO 20000 accreditation in OHS management systems.

A cleaning business was convicted and fined over an incident which led to what an industrial magistrate described as ‘catastrophic and devastating’ injuries to a worker.

Throughout October, WorkCover NSW is promoting a month-long program of activities to focus attention on workplace safety.

The Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities recently met to review the progress of 2009 OHS campaigns and to plan new OHS campaigns for 2010.

A South Australian company was fined, over an incident in 2007, where a worker was injured while working beneath a forklift.

A series of Australian Standards, addressing hazardous areas, have been updated to bring them in line with international standards.