Industry News
Signet sponsors Games hopeful
On the eve of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, national packaging and safety supplier, Signet has renewed its support of Australian sport, by announcing the sponsorship of triathlete, Emma Snowsill.
[ + ]NT students brushing up on OH&S
High school students in the Northern Territory will receive information on OH&S issues before they enter the workforce as part of an iniative by Worksafe NT.
[ + ]Overcoming soft tissue injuries
New guidelines supporting the effective management of soft tissue have been released by WorkCover NSW.
[ + ]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.
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