Scrap metal industry safety program
22 September, 2008Metropolitan and regional scrap metal businesses in Western Australia were visited by WorkSafe inspectors as part of a compliance campaign, with 64% of the workplaces visited found to have inadequately guarded machinery.
Recent deaths highlight need for job safety action
04 September, 2008New Zealand’s Department of Labour recently put out a call to businesses to take action to make their workplaces safer in order to curb the number of workplace fatalities.
Judge condemns company after second worker dies
29 August, 2008A Victorian County Court Judge has told PaperlinX it had only a "reasonable chance of rehabilitation", after a series of safety failings at its Maryvale Mill in Gippsland led to the death of a worker in 2005.
OHS and workers compensation report released
27 August, 2008The government has released the Comparative Performance Monitoring (CPM) report on Australia’s OHS and workers compensation outcomes for 2006–07.
Heads of workplace safety meet in Sydney
26 August, 2008Australian and New Zealand Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA) met in Sydney recently to discuss the progress of a range of initiatives to further OHS management across Australian workplaces.
Public comment sought on draft WA safeguarding code
25 August, 2008The Commission for Occupational Safety and Health and its Mining Industry Advisory Committee are seeking public comment from interested parties on a draft Code of Practice: Safeguarding of machinery and plant.
Unguarded machine severs man's arm
22 August, 2008A chilling incident in which a man's arm was removed at the shoulder in a machine this week has prompted a WorkSafe Victoria warning that guarding had to be a higher priority for business.
ACT revamps work safety law
21 August, 2008The ACT government has moved to improve safety at work with the introduction of the Work Safety Bill 2008, replacing the current law which is almost 20 years old.
Safety cultures needed to save lives
21 August, 2008New Zealand business leaders have been urged to show the way in encouraging a safety culture within workplaces, during discussions at the Leaders in Health and Safety Summit held in Wellington this week.
Fosters receives $1.125m OHS fine
08 August, 2008Fosters Australia has received a massive $1.125m fine for serious safety failings which led to the death of a worker at its Abbotsford (Melbourne) brewery in April 2006.
NSW increases workers compensation death benefits
30 July, 2008Premier Morris Iemma recently met with the CFMEU Workplace Tragedy Family Support Group to promote the upcoming changes to the workers compensation death benefits.
Supreme Court overrules joint OHS appeal
24 July, 2008The SA Supreme Court has overruled the joint appeal lodged by Santos Limited and Diemould Tooling Services, clarifying a key point of law for prosecuting serious breaches of workplace safety laws.
Public comment sought on machinery regs
22 July, 2008The Commission for Occupational Safety and Health is seeking public comment on the draft code of practice for safeguarding of machinery and plant.
Poison people — who’s obstructing safety in your workplace? Part 3
15 July, 2008 by Andrew Douglas*Proactive management of problem employees is crucial, as management should aim to neutralise the problem behaviour as soon as possible.
WorkSafe targeting regions identified as unsafe
11 July, 2008WorkSafe Victoria has announced a program of intervention activities over the coming 12 months that will focus on a compiled list of metropolitan and regional areas identified as being in need of OHS improvement, based on workers compensation claims.
