Workplace "wellbeing" programs could be more tightly controlled, and industrial-manslaughter provisions added to the Work Health and Safety Act, under initiatives flagged in a draft ACTU policy paper.
Guide on transitioning to new chemical-safety system released; Rail industry body denies link between long shifts and fatigue; Safe driving guide for mining sector published; and Fatality prompts warning about working alone.
A construction company that provides safety training to all of its subcontractors is one of the winners of the seventh annual Safe Work Australia Awards, which were presented at a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra last night.
Safe Work Australia has today released five new model Codes of Practice - on such topics as traffic management and working near electrical lines - for a 12-week public-comment period.
State and territory governments, regulators and industry stakeholders will develop strategies to transform workplace cultures and eliminate hazards during the design phase of new plant, under a draft 10-year national plan released by Safe Work Australia for public comment yesterday.
Safe Work Australia members have endorsed by majority six further model Codes of Practice, but the controversial Code on preventing and responding to workplace bullying is yet to be finalised.
Induction flaw ends in death plunge and $250k fine; Employer placed on bond after worker killed by unguarded machine; and Harmonisation guides for major hazard facilities and Queensland rural sector released.
A new Safe Work Australia report has outlined how to manage the potential health and safety risks of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) through the hierarchy of controls.
NSW might have been one of the first jurisdictions to pass and enact a mirror Work Health and Safety Act, but the COAG Reform Council has accused it of joining Victoria and Western Australia in "undoing" the harmonisation process. Also in this article, Safe Work Australia has launched new WHS resources for volunteers and HSRs.