Safety dominates list of top risk issues for 2011
24 November, 2010A survey conducted at the recent Sydney Safety Show has highlighted the significance of safety as a key element to risk mitigation strategies for businesses in 2011.
US study finds safety as most important workplace issue
06 September, 2010A study recently conducted throughout the US has found that fatal workplace accidents can trigger public concern, but follow-through on key safety issues lags all too often.
Muscle and bone injuries cost Victoria nearly a billion a year
31 August, 2010Treating workers for injuries that cost little or nothing to prevent has cost the Victorian community $956 million in the last year.
14th Victorian workplace fatality under investigation
26 July, 2010WorkSafe Victoria is investigating a fatality where a man working on a vehicle was fatally crushed by the car when it dropped off a trolley jack.
Workplace fatality toll a ‘life-or-death’ reminder
02 July, 2010WorkSafe Victoria has released some alarming statistics about workplace fatalities in the state over the past financial year.
Safe Work Australia report on new cases of mesothelioma
13 May, 2010Safe Work Australia recently released a report that shows an increase in mortality rates due to mesothelioma.
Study finds fatigue the major accident factor in construction
01 February, 2010A recent University of Sydney study has found fatigue to be the most significant contributor to accidents in the construction industry.
WorkCover urges focus on young worker safety in 2010
20 January, 2010WorkCover NSW is urging businesses across the state to prioritise the safety of young workers in the new year.
Safety resolutions needed to make Victoria safe in 2010
11 January, 2010WorkSafe Victoria is calling on employers and workers to make a concerted effort to create safe workplaces this year.
NZ workplace death toll cause for concern
22 December, 2009The alarmingly high number of workplace fatalities in the second half of 2009 in New Zealand has sparked a strong message from the Department of Labour.
Victoria’s workplace death toll highest since 2001
15 December, 2009Statistics from WorkSafe indicate that Victoria’s workplace death toll is the highest it has been since 2001.
Increase in work-related fatalities
07 December, 2009Two reports recently released by Safe Work Australia identify an alarming increase in the number of workplace fatalities during the last two years.
WorkSafe says no room for shortcuts or complacency
01 December, 2009WorkSafe Victoria is calling on both employers and workers to make a concerted effort to keep December fatality free.
Victoria workplace death toll at highest level in eight years
30 November, 2009Victoria’s work-related death toll is at the highest point for this time of the year since 2001.
WA safety inspection campaign reveals problems
30 November, 2009A WorkSafe inspection campaign of manufacturing workplaces in Wangara in Western Australia has revealed some good standards in occupational safety and health management, but many areas of concern.
