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Monday 10th May 2021(Post)
Bin hire company fined by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA has fined a company in Campbellfield, Victoria, for depositing waste at a site not licensed to accept it. EPA office ...
Safe Work Australia seeks feedback on options for managing occupational exposure to silica dust(Post)Safe Work Australia is seeking public comments on proposed policy options for managing occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica.Safe Work Australia Chief Executive Michelle Baxter said ...
Non-compliance warnings issued during significant statewide campaign to safeguard NSW employees(Post)The NSW government has intensified its initiatives to safeguard workers, with SafeWork NSW executing its most extensive statewide compliance inspection since it became an independent regulatory body ...
Joint safety blitz targets border construction sites(Post)SafeWork NSW and WorkSafe Victoria will visit construction sites in Mildura and Buronga as part of the ongoing Cross Border Construction Program to help employers and tradies comply with workplace he ...
Powerline incidents prompt Energy Safe Victoria to issue safety warning(Post)Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) urges machinery operators to be aware of overhead powerlines following a spate of serious incidents over the past week. These incidents involved an excavator, a concrete pu ...
Spotlight on silica dust and mental health in SafeWork NSW inspection program(Post)Inspectors from SafeWork NSW are visiting construction sites across the state to talk with workers about the health risks of silica dust exposure and mental ill-health.SafeWork NSW Executive Director ...
Wednesday 19th May 2021(Post)Operator charged for 2019 amusement ride crash. NT WorkSafe has charged a Darwin amusement ride operator over an incident that injured two people on a sideshow alley ride at the Freds Pass Show ...
Carpentry firm fined after apprentice falls(Post)August is Tradie Health Month. August is Tradie Health Month, and WorkSafe Victoria is providing tradies with free access to the right tools and resources to build physically and mentally safe wor ...
Safely Rebuilding After Floods(Post)Safely rebuilding after the floods.The rebuild after the catastrophic flooding event across New South Wales is underway, with the Commonwealth and State Governments providing well over a billion doll ...
Wednesday 17th February 2021(Post)Gippsland tip operator fined after a woman was seriously injured. A tip operator has been convicted and fined $45,000 after a woman was seriously injured when she fell 2.5 metres into a skip bin ...
When do I need a SWMS?(Page)A Workers Guide When do I need a SWMS? In Australia, it is a legislative requirement that a written Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) is produced for work which is determined to be High Risk Co ...
