Browsing: Workplace safety

THU
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THU
2:29PM

Employer spending $680k to improve safety

A Queensland employer that spent nearly $450,000 on improving its health and safety following an incident has committed a further $230,000 to "safety and resilience" training and other initiatives, as part of an enforceable undertaking.


THU
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WED
2:32PM

Workplace mental health "blueprint" released

Employers in the minerals industry are being encouraged to train supervisors and managers to identify mental ill health and resist "macho" cultures, while the Western Australian Government has injected $500,000 into the Men's Shed movement.


TUE
3:58PM

Rio holding safety "interactions" and tackling noise

Rio Tinto's safety performance in 2013 was "disappointing", its latest sustainability report shows, but the global mining and metals company explains how one site transformed its safety performance, and what it's doing to reduce exposure to noise.


TUE
1:29PM

Oral swabs ordered for first and confirmatory drug tests

The Fair Work Commission has examined the pros and cons of using saliva and urine tests to detect drugs in workers, in finding it would be unreasonable for an employer to conduct confirmatory urine tests on workers who return non-negative results in oral tests.


TUE
11:44AM

High fine for fatal keyless-entry explosion upheld

An employer that could have "easily and inexpensively" prevented a van explosion - which killed a worker - has unsuccessfully appealed against the size of its OHS fine.



MON
1:46PM

Regular safety inspections conducted, but not acted on

A South Australian employer that failed to heed the suggestions in maintenance reports for a heavy-goods lift has been fined nearly $60,000 for safety breaches.


FRI
3:59PM

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