VIC: New WorkSafe safety solution for unguarded pile holes
WorkSafe has released a new health and Safety Solution for unguarded pile holes. This Health and Safety Solution provides advice on how to ensure pile holes are properly guarded.
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VIC: Worker's arm torn off at the shoulder by machine
A chilling incident in which a man's arm was removed at the shoulder in a machine this week has prompted a WorkSafe warning that guarding had to be a higher priority for business.
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VIC: WorkSafe's new Cold Storage Handbook and seminars
Safe operation of cold storage facilities has been designed to provide information on how to meet workplace safety requirements, taking into account the unique working environment of cold storage facilities.
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VIC: 3 new publications on public sector stress
Stress is the second most common cause of workplace compensation claims in Australia, after manual handling. These guides will help you understand the risks of work-related stress for those working in the public sector, and will explain what you need to do to make your workplace safe.
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VIC: MFB – more stress at the station than the fire
HALF of the 10 assistant chief fire officers in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade are on personal or stress leave because of bullying, the firefighters' union claims.
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Canberra workers safer with new Work Safety Bill 2008
The Government has moved to ensure ACT workers are more safe at work with the introduction in the ACT Legislative Assembly of the Work Safety Bill 2008.
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ACT: New Asbestos laws for mulit-storey buildings
From 7 September, 2007, new laws have been introduced for non-residential buildings. The laws affect anyone who owns a building or who makes decisions about its management, for example as an occupier or property manager.
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ACT Workers Compensation Claims at a Glance in the
Private Sector
The Office of Regulatory Services (ORS) is responsible for the administration of the Workers Compensation Act 1951 (the Act) which covers the private sector scheme in the ACT. The scheme comprises eight approved insurers and eight self-insurers that operate under the legislation. The insurers and self-insurers provide workers compensation data to ORS, which includes workers compensation premium charges and also workers compensation claims information.
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ACT: Security Industry also has OHS Hazards
The security industry is responsible for protecting people and property in the ACT. In providing security services ACT security licensees need to be mindful of also protecting themselves and other members of the industry.
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NSW: 3 Forums to promote log truck safety
The Forest Industry Council (FIC) has embraced an initiative to promote log truck driver safety and is sponsoring three safety forums to be held at Tumut on 22 August, Tumbarumba on 23 August and Albury on 6 September.
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NSW: Workplace Safety Authorities meeting discusses national initiatives
Australian and New Zealand Workplace Safety Authorities met in Sydney last week to discuss the progress of a range of initiatives to further Occupational Health and Safety management across Australian workplaces.
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NSW: Record 121 entries for Safe Work Awards
WorkCover NSW CEO Jon Blackwell announced today that a record 121 entries have been received for the 2008 Safe Work Awards – the highest number since the Awards began in 2004.
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NSW: Investigation results of March freight train level crossing issue Gloucester NSW
On 11 March 2008 a northbound freight train, passed the outer home signal at red without authority at Gloucester, NSW.
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WA: WorkCover WA to host free injury seminars in Pilbara
Free seminars for Pilbara employers will spearhead WorkCover WA's visit to the region in September.
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WA: General agreement finalised for Public Service
Western Australia’s state public servants are to receive pay increases ranging from fifteen to twenty per cent over three years.
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QLD: Miners Memorial Day 19 sept - 75 miners lost
The State Government will hold a Miners Memorial Day to commemorate the lives of more than 1450 miners who died in mining tragedies that touch on three different centuries of mining in Queensland.
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Qld: Safety Issues dog Qantas
QANTAS is caught ''between a rock and a hard place'' dealing with safety concerns due to its ageing fleet while awaiting delivery of new aircraft.
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QLD: Online workplace safety program for students
The Department of Industrial Relation’s Workplace Health and Safety has developed Safety Sense, an innovative on-line workplace health and safety program for secondary students in years 10, 11 and 12 to them you the opportunity to explore workplace health and safety on the net.
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QLD: The old rope round the leg trick severely injures bell ringer
A freak incident has occurred at a church in Brisbane.
A 50-year old woman has been injured when she was ringing the bell at St Johns Cathedral in the city.
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SA: $32,000 fine for contractor over ladder injury
A prominent civil engineering contractor has been fined over an incident in 2005, in which a worker fell nearly 5 metres to the bottom of a maintenance shaft when a ladder collapsed.
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SA: Work box freefalls ten storeys. SafeWork investigates
Some time before noon, a work box (known as a ‘dogbox’ in the building industry) hanging from a crane, went into freefall while being hoisted aloft at the Coglin Street site being developed by Kyren Pty Ltd.
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NT: Beech aircraft engine failure investigation
The aircraft was being operated on a charter flight to Darwin with two pilots and a passenger on board. The pilots reported that, following the
engine failure, they completed a single-engine circuit and landing at Jabiru.
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NT: Asbestos – Stop Think Seek Advice
Where to go for advice on asbestos concerns
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NAT: Bull bar confusion to end via proposed standard
National rules to clarify the current requirement for “pedestrian-friendly” bull bars on new vehicles are outlined in a proposal submitted by the National Transport Commission (NTC) for public consultation.
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TAS: Health Services future on the Tasman Peninsula
The Minister for Health and Human Services, Lara Giddings, today said the State and Federal Governments were working with the Tasman Council to secure the future of health services on the Tasman Peninsula.
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TAS: Labour hire worker loses finger Blundstone admits guilt
North Hobart-based footwear company Blundstone has admitted failures in workplace safety after an accident at its tannery last year where a labour hire worker lost part of his finger while he was trying to fix a machine which had jammed. The worker cut his finger on a rotating knife in a machine which was used for cutting leather.
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FED: Comcare National Conference and Great Safety Debate REGISTER NOW!
The Comcare National Conference is set to take place in 22 - 24 October 2008 at the National Convention Centre, Canberra.
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Nat: Obesity now at $58 billion is crisis point for type 2 diabetes
A new Access Economics Report commissioned by Diabetes Australia has found that 3.71 million Australians are obese with a current estimated cost to the nation of $58 billion.
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FED: OHS and Workers Compensation Report Released
The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard, today released the Comparative Performance Monitoring Report (CPM report) on Australia’s occupational health and safety (OHS) and workers’ compensation outcomes in 2006-07.
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FED: New federal charter for safety leadership
The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Acting Prime Minister, addressed a group of 65 key leaders from the building and construction industry at the inaugural Federal Safety Commissioner’s CEO Forum.
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NAT: Public responses called for in rail productivity review
An issues paper to support a strategic review of rail productivity has been released for public comment today by the National Transport Commission (NTC).
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NAT: Technical Report - The radioactive content of some Australian drinking waters
This report presents the results of a preliminary survey of the radioactive content of Australian drinking water. The samples that were analysed for this report were
collected on an opportunistic basis and, therefore, do not form a representative data set on which to base general conclusions.
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