Blog
The latest in WHS ideas and news from Australia, New Zealand and around the
world.
WorkCover NSW: Does your licence check out?
3/09/2013 12:00:00 AM
High risk licences are compulsory for a range of high risk activities such as operating a forklift, erecting scaffolding...
High risk licences are compulsory for a range of high risk activities such as operating a forklift, erecting scaffolding...
WorkSafe Vic: Second young tradesman dies in less than seven hours
3/09/2013 12:00:00 AM
A 25-year-old electrician died while working on a house renovation in the Gippsland town of Yallourn North last week.
A 25-year-old electrician died while working on a house renovation in the Gippsland town of Yallourn North last week.
Work Health and Safety Qld Information Sessions
26/08/2013 12:00:00 AM
Registration is now open! You are invited to our Safe Work Month 2013 information sessions. Hear from inspectors and adv...
Registration is now open! You are invited to our Safe Work Month 2013 information sessions. Hear from inspectors and adv...
Work Health and Safety Qld -- Amendments following Dive Safety Reference Group recommendations
26/08/2013 12:00:00 AM
Amendments have been made to the Safety in Recreational Water Activities Regulation 2011 (PDF, 360 kB) (SRWA Regulation ...
Amendments have been made to the Safety in Recreational Water Activities Regulation 2011 (PDF, 360 kB) (SRWA Regulation ...
WorkSafe WA: Company fined $50,000 over drum explosion
7/03/2013 12:00:00 AM
A Kwinana company has been fined a total of $50,000 over an incident in which an empty drum exploded, injuring an employ...
A Kwinana company has been fined a total of $50,000 over an incident in which an empty drum exploded, injuring an employ...
WorkSafe WA: Bulletin -- Mould in the workplace
7/03/2013 12:00:00 AM
See links to WorkSafe WA bulletin below.
See links to WorkSafe WA bulletin below.
Former Defense Worker Loses Compensation Case
22/01/2013 12:00:00 AM
A worker that used to work for the public service and who has in the past been found guilty of defrauding the Defense De...
A worker that used to work for the public service and who has in the past been found guilty of defrauding the Defense De...
Breakthrough pill can potentially protect firies from heat stress
21/01/2013 12:00:00 AM
A data-transmitting pill has the potential to save lives of many firefighters on the front line.
A data-transmitting pill has the potential to save lives of many firefighters on the front line.
Prolonged standing & demanding jobs impact low-back health
20/01/2013 12:00:00 AM
Strategies to address the occurrence of low-back pain in workers may benefit from focusing on a combination of work-rela...
Strategies to address the occurrence of low-back pain in workers may benefit from focusing on a combination of work-rela...
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland -- Asbestos film targets home renovators and tradies
2/01/2013 12:00:00 AM
Targeting home renovators and tradies alike, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) has published a new film that...
Targeting home renovators and tradies alike, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) has published a new film that...
