Roy Hill, a 55 million tonne per annum, $10 billion mining operation in Western Australia’s Pilbara Region has this month come under fire from Mines Minister, Bill Marmion. In the… read more →
The ACT’s sex industry has been the focus of WorkSafe ACT in 2013 and 2014 after 35 improvement notices were issued. Although the sex industry in Canberra has a great… read more →
I went to the Human Factors & Ergonomic Society of Australia Sydney West Journal Club on Wednesday night , 18th February 2015. We reviewed the paper by Jennifer Long about… read more →
The need to handle chemicals safely in the workplace has again been emphasised after a university fire at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Melbourne’s CBD. Toxic smoke… read more →
Australia’s love of internet shopping is increasing parcel delivery traffic across Australia. It is also increasing road movements with WorkCover reporting that the freight transport industry is expected to grow… read more →
An urgent six week safety review targeting multi-level construction sites across Sydney and NSW has been launched by WorkCover after another high profile incident where a fire shut down the… read more →
The house construction industry in NSW currently comprises of almost 9,000 businesses employing 44,000 people. WorkCover has launched a new project to improve safety on house construction sites across NSW… read more →
Last April I wrote about issues associated with with machine guarding. Today’s reports about a young casual worker in Tasmania, who had his fingers crushed when a machine fell on… read more →
News reports about injuries sustained by workers at a recent scaffolding collapse at a Sydney worksite provide a timely reminder about the obligations and safety requirements related to the use… read more →
Last week more than 30 employees in Queensland were left injured after a chlorine spill in a poultry processing factory. In Australia there is a legal compliance with regards to… read more →
Under the NSW WHS legislation audiometric testing of workers frequently required to use PPE was to commence from December 2013 as outlined in clause 58 of the Work Health and… read more →
Often when we are speaking to managers of organisations they talk about the onerous problem of dealing with the OHS or WHS legislation. But, as WorkCover states, OHS management is… read more →
