The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard, has announced a national review into model OHS Laws.

The recent death of a truck driver who fell from a trailer near Rockbank was Victoria’s third work-related fatality in a week.

Failing to properly train and supervise employees has resulted in a conviction and fine for a major civil contracting company.

NICTA has teamed with the Queensland Department of Emergency Services and Brisbane ICT company Locatrix Communications to develop tools to help emergency services stay abreast of unfolding situations.

Perth company JRB Engineering has received a $2,994,411 Commercial Ready grant to develop a system to enhance rail safety.

Materials handling company NTP Forklifts Australia has been appointed the Jungheinrich importer and distributor for Australia.

WorkCover NSW has announced the continuation of a three-year $15 million grants program to improve safety in the workplace.

The Jeminex Group has acquired five new businesses, taking the number of acquisitions made by the Jeminex Group to 17 and annual revenues to more than $304 million.
 

Workplace Safety authorities across Australia have commenced a safety campaign to improve machine guarding in the manufacturing industry.

New figures published by The Cancer Council Victoria in 2008 show that the number of Victorians affected by melanoma is at the highest level ever.

Industrial Relations Minister John Della Bosca recently announced a new WorkCover safety campaign targeting the NSW wine industry.

The Australian Forum of Explosives Regulators (AFER) recently released a draft of the Australian Code for ‘Transport of Explosives by Road and Rail, Third Edition’ (Australian Explosives Code) for public comment.

Victorian operators of forklifts, cranes and other high risk equipment, as well as those working in occupations under ‘Certificates of Competency’ or ‘tickets’, need to switch to the new ‘Licence to Perform High Risk Work’.

The NSW government has announced that the state’s workers compensation system is now closed to any specialised workers compensation insurers.

The Queensland government has recently appointed four new mines inspection staff to help strengthen and improve the safety and health performance of the mining industry.