OHS News
The latest in OHS news from Australia and around the world.
Friday, 3 February 2012
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating an uncontained engine failure on a Qantas A380, which cut out over Bantam Island, In...
Friday, 3 February 2012
New work health and safety (WHS) laws replaced the occupational health and safety (OHS) laws in NSW on 1 January 2012.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Work Safe Victoria will hold a free workshop showing employers how to help injured workers return to work sooner.
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Bad drafting by inexperienced Canberra public servants, which was not picked up by politicians, is causing chaos in Australia’s drive to hav...
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
We know that good health and safety management doesn’t just mean that we stop people getting killed, injured or ill at work.
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Over 1200 submissions were made to Safe Work Australia recently as part of the public comment process for the draft model Work Health and Sa...
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Fair Work Australia has upheld the right of mining contractor HWE to take urine samples of workers, despite protests from the Construction, ...
Sunday, 11 December 2011
A 53-year-old mechanic has bled to death after cutting his elbow working on the brakes of a digger at an industrial equipment auctioneer in ...
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Keeping your workers safe is an integral part of running a successful business.
Sunday, 11 December 2011
In all jurisdictions health and safety representatives can issue a can issue improvement notices. They can also direct workers to case work ...
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
When was the last time you performed a risk assessment on this piece of equipment/work procedure?
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Environmental services specialist Veolia has taken its safety training a step further, with a program that takes a behavioural approach to s...
Thursday, 17 November 2011
A Victorian timber company has received more than 100 safety improvement notices in less than a decade has been convicted and fined.
Thursday, 17 November 2011
Three workers have been seriously injured following an explosion yesterday at OneSteel's Waratah mill.
Saturday, 15 October 2011
SafeWork SA is investigating the death of a farmer in South Australia, today.
Saturday, 15 October 2011
Victorian building employers will be able to force their workers to undergo compulsory drug and alcohol testing.
Saturday, 3 September 2011
Auto component maker Monroe Australia has been fined more than $30,000 last Monday for failing to provide and maintain a safe system of work...
Monday, 26 September 2011
An automotive factory in Queensland, Bundaberg is suffering an explosive fire this morning with fireman currently on the scene, according to...
Thursday, 22 September 2011
A company that manufacturers brakes in Sydney has been fined $125,000, after an employee was killed whilst cleaning a high-powered blender, ...
Monday, 26 September 2011
On 11 December 2009, the Workplace Relations Ministers' Council endorsed the Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act.
Thursday, 8 September 2011
Queensland family-owned processor Nolan Meats was recognised at the Australian Meat Industry Council’s recent annual conference, taking out ...
Thursday, 8 September 2011
Pro-Visual publishing has released its Queensland Construction Guide to Site Safety., designed to increase awareness of major health and saf...
Monday, 26 September 2011
After growing concerns over quad bikes safety, Australasia’s work heath and safety regulators have introduced new guidelines tools to assist...
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Workplace safety is, of course, very important. Having a safe workplace not only ensures a higher level of staff morale and productivity – i...
Saturday, 3 September 2011
Safety and workplace performance go hand in hand. Combined with advancements in technology they can lift productivity and overall competitiv...
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
A miner has reportedly died at Rio Tinto’s Brockman 2 operations.
Thursday, 28 July 2011
The New South Wales Minerals Council has warned against each Australian state developing its own mining regulations, saying it will put the ...
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Smart OHS has ordered another upgrade to its online OHS system software to be ready for the new national 2012 OHS laws
Thursday, 25 August 2011
The harmonised Work Health and Safety laws will have a greater impact on labour hire companies that any other industry, says employment law ...
Saturday, 20 August 2011
There are many online OHS resources on the Internet, but the key to making a work place safer is to have an OHS system in place.
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
With new OHS laws – the WHS Act 2012 being released nationally in Australia on 1st January 2012, it is now as important as it has ever been ...
Thursday, 25 August 2011
One in three rural and regional workers take at least one day off work every few months because they are feeling stressed, overwhelmed, anxi...
Saturday, 3 September 2011
On 1 January 2012 the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) commences operation replacing the existing NSW Occupational Health and Safet...
Thursday, 28 July 2011
WorkSafe launches a statewide blitz today targeting the state’s most dangerous industries.
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
BHP Billiton‘s safety record has copped a fresh blow with the seventh worker in about three years to die at its WA operations.
Thursday, 9 June 2011
New health and safety regulations have officially been passed through the Legislative Council in New South Wales as part of the federal gove...
Monday, 18 July 2011
Two companies have been fined a total of $155,000 after a worker in Western Sydney was blinded and left with multiple facial and skull fract...
Friday, 22 July 2011
WorkCover NSW have released a Safety Alert 'Preventing structural collapse during demolition' The link can be found here on the Smart OHS sy...
Thursday, 9 June 2011
The Metropolitan Ambulance Service reported similar injuries from domestic settings, including a man who lost the sight of an eye.
Thursday, 26 May 2011
SYDNEY 26 May 2010: Today Smart OHS announced that the latest upgrade to its online OHS system is complete.
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
WorkSafe Victoria has renewed calls for regional Victorians and workers to pay more attention to workplace safety after four deaths since th...
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Comcare recently conducted a compliance audit of select organisations, which found a widespread lack of knowledge that bullying incidents we...
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Smart OHS has ordered another upgrade of its online OHS system software to be ready for the new national 2012 OHS laws.
Friday, 8 April 2011
More than 3000 Victorians who have been off work long-term as a result of a work-place injury need more support and encouragement from emplo...
Friday, 8 April 2011
A 30-year old man has died after a freezer roof collapsed at an abattoir in New South Wales yesterday.
Thursday, 31 March 2011
The closing date for the public comment period on the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations package is next Monday 4 April 2011.
Monday, 28 March 2011
Two electrical contractors have died from electric shocks in Townsville over the past two weeks.
Monday, 28 March 2011
A man in his 30s sustained serious injuries in a tractor accident in South Gippsland on Monday.
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Just as public comment closes for a new set of draft workplace health and safety regulations and codes of practice, experts at the Safety In...
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
The latest OHS statistics have just been released by Safe Work Australia in its Compendium of Workers’ Compensation Statistics Australia 200...
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Victoria and NSW will host a series of information seminars on the forthcoming harmonisation of Australia’s occupational health and safety s...
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Smart OHS is to add four more industries to its world-beating online OHS system.
Monday, 7 February 2011
The number of people experiencing a work-related injury or illness has declined, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
WorkSafe is taking a tougher approach to its calls for Victorians to value workplace safety with an emotional public awareness advertising c...
Monday, 31 January 2011
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) has established a flood clean-up hotline to further help employers and workers to stay safe du...
Thursday, 23 December 2010
Today Smart OHS announced that it would target insurers and brokers in all states to distribute the updated version of its Smart OHS online ...
Friday, 10 December 2010
A recent upgrade has meant that Smart OHS online safety systems is available to even more industries as Agriculture, Mechanic/Car yard, Mari...
Monday, 17 January 2011
WorkCover NSW is advising people to be careful when assessing damage and carrying out repair work caused by the recent flooding across parts...
Thursday, 2 December 2010
An excavator operator has been crushed to death in a sand quarry in South Gippsland, Victoria.
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Smart OHS have announced that that the 2011 version of their hugely successful online OHS system, Smart OHS online, is available now, after ...
Friday, 12 November 2010
“Telling your workers to ‘be careful’ isn’t going to cut it,” WorkSafe Victoria’s Executive Director for Health and Safety Ian Forsyth said ...
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
On Tuesday night, the state’s highest performing employers and individuals were recognised at the annual Q-COMP Return to work Awards, a pro...
Monday, 1 November 2010
Smart OHS, the world class online OHS (workplace safety) management system has just undergone another upgrade, which is still in the testing...
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Australia's helicopter industry will be subject to an increased level of safety surveillance by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Two companies and a director were convicted yesterday after a 21 year-old worker on a building site suffered an electric shock when he came ...
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Mental stress has been identified as one of the primary causes of workplace injuries in Tasmania, a State official reveals.
Saturday, 16 October 2010
Smart OHS have announced that that the 2011 version of their hugely successful online OHS system, Smart OHS online, is available now, after ...
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
WorkCover Tasmania says less Tasmanians have been injured last year, a sign that safety messages have a positive impact in safety systems of...
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Two companies and a director have been fined after a worker touched an overhead powerline on a construction site.
Monday, 25 October 2010
A female worker has allegedly been bullied by Queensland Health staff after claiming she was raped by a colleague.
Monday, 6 September 2010
A Rollingstone farmer has pleaded guilty in the Townsville Industrial Magistrates Court to failing to ensure workplace safety.
Thursday, 5 August 2010
It is unknown exactly how many people work from home in Australia. A 2008 ABR survey found that 2.4 million Australians work from home at so...
Thursday, 5 August 2010
The OHS harmonization process will revolutionise how individuals and organisations approach workplace bullying.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
On Sunday 25 July 2010, during the first debate of Australia’s election campaign, Prime Minister Julia Gillard used OHS harmonisation as an ...
Thursday, 22 July 2010
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Saturday, 5 June 2010
The National Safety Awards of Excellence has been launched for 2010.
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Almost one in five office workers suffer from repetitive strain injury (RSI) according to a report by the New York based Institute for Occup...
Monday, 21 June 2010
The Industrial Magistrate’s Court has found a company previously operating a Sydney restaurant completely failed in its duty to maintain sta...
Friday, 18 June 2010
WorkSafe has released a safety alert on brake presses that are not guarded or are improperly guarded.
Monday, 7 June 2010
The WA State Government has announced a major shake-up of safety in the resources industry and called for an improvement in mines safety rec...
Thursday, 20 May 2010
A 15-year-old boy has died following a lathe accident where his arm was severed.
A coroner’s inquest has been ordered into the tragic inc...
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
A long-established asbestos factory in Tasmania’s rural north is turning a new leaf as a way of atoning for its past.
The cement company,...
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Slips, trips and falls in the residential construction industry have led to mounting medical costs for the community each year, WorkSafe Vic...
Saturday, 24 April 2010
WorkSafe is inviting small businesses in Sale to attend a free breakfast on Thursday.
Friday, 21 May 2010
The ACT Government announced recently it is overhauling Occupational Health and Safety Regulation through the establishment of a new body ca...
Saturday, 24 April 2010
A sand quarry company has been fined on Monday after director suffered hand injuries due to an unguarded plant.
Saturday, 24 April 2010
SafeWork SA has launched a series of information sessions in the Greater Adelaide Area on the new licensing requirements that will take effe...
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
This month, we recognise the most outstanding effort of a new member, Establishment, a Merivale property.
Sunday, 27 September 2009
Smart OHS systems is the premier OHS management tool in the competitive online market.
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
The Smart OHS System will have a full-function upgrade in the new year, making Smart OHS the most user-friendly, comprehensive online OHS sy...
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
The latest Compendium of Workers Compensation Statistics Report was released by the Australian Safety and Compensation Council on 12 March 2...
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Sick leave and medical certificates are a common concern for employers. A Workplace OHS advice column has provided a useful Q&A article.
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
THE Rudd Government's workplace laws will delay the start of construction projects and increase costs by promoting union interference in wor...
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
The NSW Industrial Court has reminded employers they have an obligation to factor into safe work systems any circumstances in which workers ...
Wednesday, 7 January 2009
The Federal Court has criticised a logistics company over the death of a second warehouse worker
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Toyota wrongfully dismissed a psychologically ill worker for allegedly being unable to work as part of a team
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
JULIA Gillard has taken the political fight to the nation's boardrooms, with a letter to Australia's top 100 companies in which she attacks ...
Monday, 8 December 2008
QANTAS is heading into negotiations with British Airways amid new evidence that public faith in the airline's safety record has taken a hit ...
Thursday, 4 December 2008
All politicians should accept the Senate amendments to the Safe Work Bill and allow a swift passage for the legislation, says the ACTU.
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Ever wondered what OHS committees most commonly do wrong? Two workplace safety experts outline the two most widespread mistakes they have wi...
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Some federal Opposition members are criticising the Government's industrial relations changes, despite promising to support the bill in the ...
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
THE Opposition has given the Government the green light to abolish Work Choices by declaring in-principle support for Labor's system of indu...
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
The Safe Work Australia Members met today in Canberra following the 5th Annual Safe Work Australia Awards ceremony held at Parliament House ...
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
The current legislative requirement for employers to appoint workplace health and safety officers (WHSOs) will cease in Queensland on 1 Janu...
Friday, 13 January 2012
Under the current Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008, operators of forklifts in rural workplaces have been exempt from the requirem...
Thursday, 5 January 2012
A Far North Coast company has been fined $225,000 and ordered to pay WorkCover’s legal costs after a labourer was fatally injured when struc...
Friday, 6 January 2012
WorkCover NSW has issued a reminder to businesses to pay extra attention to the needs of young workers who may be starting their first job i...
Monday, 26 September 2011
The Commonwealth and each state and territory government have agreed to harmonise their work health and safety laws, including Regulations a...
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
On 10 August 2011, the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council endorsed in principle the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations and t...
Monday, 26 September 2011
Safety regulators WorkSafe Victoria are being accused of bullying in its workplace, with staff members alleging their bosses are the culprit...
Sunday, 24 July 2011
The Safety Show Sydney, Australia’s largest workplace health and safety Trade Show is to be held from 25-27 October at the Sydney Showground...
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Two men have died in one week in work related incidents, causing WorkSafe Victoria to emphasis the significance of workplace safety.
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Even though fatalities involving forklifts have reduced significantly over the past decade, incidents involving forklifts and pedestrians co...
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
The public comment period for the draft model Work Health and Safety Regulations and 12 draft model Codes of Practice closed on 4 April 2011...
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Amidst the media attention about ‘planking,’ SafeWork SA is reminding employers and employees of their legal obligations relating to workpla...
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Safe Work Australia released its latest report on work-related deaths due to injury called Work-related Traumatic Injury Fatalities 2008-09.
Friday, 18 March 2011
A property developer and its director have been fined a total of $133,000 after a labourer fell about six metres to his death from scaffolding
Sunday, 20 March 2011
The New South Wales Mine Safety Advisory Council has issued a fatigue risk management chart.
Friday, 10 December 2010
The Queensland Government is urging employers to ensure safe work practices are in place for moving industrial plant and when using vehicles...
Friday, 22 October 2010
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) has affirmed its commitment for the harmonisation Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws, s...
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Safe Work Australia is seeking comment on its occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations and model code of practice.
Friday, 3 February 2012
The gazettal of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (WHS Regulation) is the culmination of extensive consultation at both national an...
Friday, 2 September 2011
On 4 May 2011, the NSW Government introduced a Bill to enact the national model work health and safety legislation. The Bill was passed by t...
Friday, 26 August 2011
In 2008, Workplace Relations Ministers from around Australia agreed to nationally harmonise work health and safety (WHS) laws. Each State an...
Sunday, 26 June 2011
In 2008, Workplace Relations Ministers from around Australia agreed to nationally harmonise work health and safety (WHS) laws. Safe Work Aus...
Sunday, 26 June 2011
The model WHS laws are a set of laws that will apply to all states and territories and the Commonwealth.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the aged care industry.
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
The Smart OHS online Golf Course or Football Facility or Cricket Facility system costs just $299 per business location, per year, and assist...
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
The Smart OHS online gym or aquatic centre or dance studio system costs just $299 per business location, per year, and assists the business ...
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
The Smart OHS online Medical Facility and Hospital system costs just $299 per business location, per year, and assists the business in under...
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
The Smart OHS online schools and education system costs just $299 per business location, per year, and assists the business in understanding...
Saturday, 13 February 2010
EMPLOYERS in NSW are demanding a royal commission into the state's workplace safety laws following a scathing High Court ruling last week th...
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the casino and gaming industry based work...
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the child care industry.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the farming and agriculture industries.
Sunday, 20 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the fast food and takeaway sectors.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the hospitality based working environment.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the marina or boat or yacht club industri...
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the mechanic or workshop or car yard indu...
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the newsagent industry.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the office based working environment.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Performing those time consuming OHS risk assessments within the workplace just got a whole lot easier with Smart OHS.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the pharmacy based working environment.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the commerical printing industry.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the property and real estate based workin...
Sunday, 20 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the retail industry.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the tradesperson or mobile business indus...
Sunday, 20 February 2011
The Smart OHS online OHS system has a workplace safety management system specifically designed for the warehousing and manufacturing industry.
Sunday, 1 August 2010
The Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate predominates discussions about safety
performance. How can a company be proud of a decrease of L.T.I.F....
Thursday, 4 November 2010
The Department of Labour is today urging farmers to wear seatbelts on tractors, and to fit seatbelts to older tractors, to ensure their safety.
Friday, 22 October 2010
A man has died in an industrial accident at a printing firm in Sydney's west.
Sunday, 8 August 2010
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010
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Thursday, 28 January 2010
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010
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Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Deputy PM Julia Gillard has today delivered on one of the Rudd Government’s key election promises, and has finally revealed the proposed new...
Friday, 16 April 2010
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Friday, 16 April 2010
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Thursday, 6 November 2008
EMPLOYERS face jail, bigger fines and a wider duty of care under proposed changes to the nation's occupational health and safety laws.
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
THE Queensland Government is purchasing super-sized ambulances with hydraulic lifts to cope with an increasing number of obese patients.
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
THE Queensland Government is offering $1.6 million in prize money for the state's healthiest community, school and workplace.
Monday, 29 September 2008
This article examines the importance of ensuring that your hotel only uses contractors who hold the necessary insurances, which will assist ...
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
