Achieving a work-life balance
19 August, 2010
SafeWork SA has launched a new website aimed at helping workers better manage their work and personal responsibilities.
WorkSafe ACT focus on formwork safety
18 August, 2010
WorkSafe ACT has commenced a campaign to improve the safety of construction projects involving formwork.
Mine rescue skills put to the test
13 August, 2010
The annual Underground Mine Rescue Competition was recently conducted in regional Victoria.
Free training course for leading hands
12 August, 2010
WorkSafe Victoria is offering free training to leading hands in construction companies to drive injury rates down.
Ford Geelong workers urged to join asbestos register
12 August, 2010
Former Ford employees in Geelong are being encouraged to lodge their details on the Slater & Gordon asbestos register.
New licensing system for high-risk work
12 August, 2010
South Australia will be transitioning to a national licensing system for high-risk work as of 1 September 2010.
Baulderstone secures 100,000-hour safety milestone
12 August, 2010
Baulderstone has set a new benchmark for safety at an Australian Defence Department project in Townsville, North Queensland.
Baulderstone secures 100,000-hour safety milestone
09 August, 2010
Baulderstone has set a new benchmark for safety at an Australian Defence Department project in Townsville, North Queensland.
Automotive workshops on notice from WorkSafe
03 August, 2010
WorkSafe Victoria is currently distributing new guidance on preventing musculoskeletal injuries amongst tyre fitters to automotive workshops across the state.
WorkSafe WA inspection program looks at licences for forklift operators
03 August, 2010
WorkSafe WA is conducting a high-risk-work licence inspection program for forklift operators in the manufacturing sector.
WorkSafe talks construction tactics at Bulldogs' brekkie
29 July, 2010
WorkSafe Victoria launched a new safety campaign aimed at tradespeople at an AFL club’s coaches’ review breakfast.
Accident compensation changes in Victoria
27 July, 2010
New accident compensation legislation came into effect in Victoria as of 1 July 2010.
Mal Meninga named Queensland safety ambassador
26 July, 2010
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has announced rugby legend Mal Meninga as its safety ambassador for this year.
14th Victorian workplace fatality under investigation
26 July, 2010
WorkSafe 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.
Standards Australia supporting young safety professionals
22 July, 2010
Two young professionals from sectors of the safety industry have been selected by Standards Australia to participate in the IEC Young Professionals Workshop in Seattle in October.
