WorkSafe cracks down on construction
05 February, 2009
WorkSafe Victoria has commenced a concentrated inspection program on Victoria’s building sites to help eliminate the high incidence of easily preventable injuries.
US study looks at behavioural approach to workplace safety
28 January, 2009
According to a recent US study, human behaviour is becoming a key aspect in improving safety in the workplace.
Comcare safety survey
19 January, 2009
Comcare has reviewed its support services for health and safety representatives, identifying a need for training programs to help provide adequate knowledge of the OHS legislation.
OHS implications of obesity for workplace designers
19 January, 2009
A recent ASCC study on Australian workplace design has revealed the OHS implications of our country's growing obesity problem.
National campaign to reduce manual task injuries
19 January, 2009
Safety regulators will be cooperating in a nationwide campaign to reduce manual handling injuries in select industries.
Impact-absorbing bollard
01 January, 2009 | Supplied by: Barrier Group
The Shock Absorbing Bollard absorbs the energy caused by low-speed collisions, minimising the impact transferred to either the protected asset or to the warehouse floor.
Online safety workbooks
01 January, 2009 | Supplied by: Enhancing Safety Pty Ltd
The Enhancing Safety online system enables people to acquire occupational health and safety skills by completing online workbooks as part or all of their assessment process.
Non-slip floor cleaner
01 January, 2009 | Supplied by: Grip Guard
Traction Guard Plus is a cleaner/degreaser combined with additives that increase the slip resistance of floor surfaces.
Men six times more likely to be injured at work
23 December, 2008
A report that monitors the hospitalisation of injured workers reveals that men are six times more liikely than women to be injured in the workplace.
Regulators harmonise construction induction training
17 December, 2008
WorkCover NSW now recognises the South Australian ‘white card’, Queensland's 'blue card' and Victoria's 'red card' as proof of construction induction training equivalent to WorkCover’s'OHS General Induction for Construction Work in NSW' course.
Regulator launches guide for housing construction safety
15 December, 2008
WorkCover NSW has released a guide to assist small residential construction businesses to meet their workplace safety responsibilities.
Teen dies at Ballarat mine
12 December, 2008
WorkSafe Victoria is investigating the death of a 17-year-old apprentice who was run over by a truck at Ballarat’s Lihir gold mine yesterday morning.
National OHS Review Report released
12 December, 2008 by Michael Tooma and Alena Titterton*
The National OHS Review Panel's first report was released recently, containing the findings and recommendations for what the National OHS Review Panel considers the optimal content of a model OHS Act regarding duties of care and the structure of offences.
Pre-Christmas forklift safety warning as company fined $175,000
10 December, 2008
A Victorian company has been convicted and fined $175,000 following a worker being struck and killed by a forklift at its cold storage warehouse.
Company and worker prosecuted after forklift hitchhike
10 December, 2008
WorkSafe Victoria has imposed ‘alternate penalty’ provisions against a company and a worker after a stunt on a forklift that left one person with a broken leg.
