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Do you have a vaccination policy ready?(Post)
Are we moving toward mandatory vaccination?More and more states in Australia are moving towards mandatory vaccination. Particularly those industries and workforces deemed critical to the ongoing deli ...
Entries to the 2022 Safe Work and Return to Work Awards close (Post)Submissions for the 2022 Safe Work and Return to Work Awards are now closed, with winners set to be announced during national Safe Work month in October.The awards presented by Workplace Health and S ...
Wednesday 21st April 2021(Post)Worker tests positive for COVID-19 at Auckland airport. A day after quarantine free trans-Tasman travel restarted between New Zealand and Australia a fully vaccinated cleaner has tested positive ...
WorkCover Queensland announces CEO Bruce Watson retirement(Post)WorkCover Queensland, CEO Bruce Watson has stepped down from his position.WorkCover says Bruce has guided the organisation through several important periods, such as the resurgence of black lung dise ...
Man dies after a vehicle related workplace incident in Canberra’s north(Post)A man has been killed in a vehicle-related workplace incident in Taylor in Canberra’s north.The 43-year-year-old man was working on a construction site when he was pinned by the trailer of a truck.Pa ...
New codes of practice target inappropriate workplace behaviours in WA(Post)The Western Australian Government has launched three Codes of Practice covering inappropriate workplace behaviours.The Code of Practice on Workplace Behaviour, the Code of Practice on Psychosocial Ha ...
Queensland drops vaccine mandates for health care workers(Post)The Queensland Government has announced that COVID-19 vaccination requirements for health care workers have been scrapped.Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said Queensland Health workers and workers in ag ...
Thursday 27th May 2021(Post)SafeWork focus on snowfield workplaces as the ski season approaches. Snowfield operators and SafeWork inspectors have met at an industry roundtable to begin this year's NSW Alpine Ski Area safet ...
Tuesday 9th February 2021(Post)Young mother contracts silicosis after inhaling crystalline silica. A story reported by 9news highlights the dangers of working with respirable silica when an Australian mother-of-two has been l ...
Thursday 25th February 2021(Post)New COVID-19 fact sheet released for indoor workplaces. Safe Work Australia has released a new COVID-19 fact sheet on Improving ventilation in indoor workplaces.The fact sheet offers practi ...
WorkSafe ACT launches 3-year strategy to prevent occupational lung diseases (Post)WorkSafe ACT has launched a new plan to reduce occupational lung diseases.According to WorkSafe, the Strategy for Preventing Occupational Lung Diseases 2021-2023 prioritises the core industries in th ...
