SPE/APPEA International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil & Gas Exploration and Production
06 March, 2012The 2012 SPE/APPEA International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil & Gas Exploration and Production will be held from 11-13 September at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. The theme of the conference is ‘Protecting People and the Environment - Evolving Challenges’. This is the first time the event will be held in Australia.
Free webinars on new work health and safety laws
06 March, 2012 | Supplied by: WorkCover NSWWorkCover NSW is holding a number of free webinars this month as part of its program to support NSW business, industry and workers adjust to new work health and safety laws. The webinars will cover the topics of electrical safety, construction, plant and structures, and hazardous chemicals.
Federal funding to help tackle asbestos
05 March, 2012Applicants from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia have been awarded grants under the Comcare Asbestos Innovation Fund. The fund, launched by the federal government in December 2010, is designed to encourage the development of practical programs and research which raise awareness of asbestos, improve its management and removal, and provide better treatment and support for sufferers and their families.
Industrial Scientific promotes Kevin Miller to COO and VP
02 March, 2012Gas detection and monitoring equipment company Industrial Scientific Corporation has promoted Kevin Miller to the position of Chief Operating Officer and Vice President. In his new role, Miller will be responsible for sales, services, marketing, product development and manufacturing for Industrial Scientific’s portable gas detection business.
Free forum to improve return to work outcomes
01 March, 2012 | Supplied by: WorkSafe VictoriaA free workshop aimed at providing employers with the tools and tips they need to help keep injured workers motivated during the return to work process will be held at WorkSafe Victoria’s head office - 222 Exhibition Street, Melbourne on 15 March from 2 to 4 pm.
Victorian WorkSafe funds in jeopardy
28 February, 2012Victorian workers’ safety and entitlements are being threatened in an unprecedented move to save a quick buck, at the expense of those who most need the help: the injured.
Preventable nerve injuries from treatments need attention: UO research
28 February, 2012Research from the University of Otago suggests that a stronger focus is needed on preventing accidental nerve injury during medical treatments in New Zealand.
Rail project alliance deploys innovative safety coaching
27 February, 2012 | Supplied by: People & Quality Solutions Pty LtdThe Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplication (K2RQ) Alliance is using a different, more personalised approach to safety training and coaching on its project to expand rail capacity on the East Hills line in Sydney’s south. Working with specialist safety coaching and training organisation PaQS (People & Quality Solutions), K2RQ is focusing on empowering personnel to take personal responsibility for their actions on-site.
Study identifies strategies to address low workforce literacy and numeracy
24 February, 2012 | Supplied by: Australian Industry GroupWith low levels of literacy and numeracy in the workplace holding back companies and individuals from reaching their potential, a major report by the Australian Industry Group provides more details on the depth of the problem and considers new and more effective strategies to address it.
Basic safety failings created chain of events that cost apprentice's eye
24 February, 2012A roof tiling company's failure to install fall protection on a Rowville house resulted in an apprentice falling 2.4 metres to the ground and a fine representing one third of the company's annual profit.
Truck company raided and driver charged following investigations into triple fatality
23 February, 2012Police and NSW road safety authorities have launched an unprecedented operation on a trucking company following investigations into a fatal crash which claimed three lives in on the Hume Highway at Menangle last month.
Australians want workplace laws that provide secure jobs, not greater power for employers: survey
23 February, 2012In its submission to the review of the Fair Work Act, the ACTU proposes reforms, within the framework of the existing legislation, to improve the rights to collective bargaining and the safety net for insecure workers. Any further changes to workplace laws should improve job security, rights and protections for the millions of people in insecure work, not hand more power to employers.
Food manufacturer fined $50K for frankfurt failsafe failure
22 February, 2012George Weston Foods - one of Australia’s largest food processors - was convicted and fined $50,000 at the Castlemaine Magistrates’ Court on 17 February after pleading guilty to one count of failing to provide a safe plant, after a worker’s hand was crushed after being caught in a machine.
Kordia to deploy ComOps safety and risk management platform
22 February, 2012 | Supplied by: ComOps Pty LtdComOps has won a competitive tender to deploy its Salvus safety, risk and claims management software solution at Kordia, one of Australia’s largest telecommunications systems integration service delivery organisations. Salvus will replace the organisation’s existing manual Excel spreadsheet, database and paper-based system for recording workplace incidents and hazards, which was unable to keep up with the company’s fast-paced growth. At the same time, Salvus will enable Kordia to efficiently handle the tracking of incident and hazard reporting on behalf of its workforce, many of whom are located in regional and remote areas.
Resource industry outlines major areas of reform in submission to Fair Work Review
21 February, 2012Restoring the ability for employers to engage and negotiate directly with their workforce has underpinned the key recommendations from national resource industry employer group AMMA, in its submission to the Australian Government’s Fair Work Act Review Panel. Representing all areas of the resource and related construction industry, AMMA’s submission examines how the Fair Work Act has failed on its key objectives and puts forth specific reforms that would see a return to mutually rewarding employment relationships in Australian workplaces.
