Archived News for OHS Sector Professionals - December, 2013
The ACT has established a court specifically to hear workplace health and safety matter, this week appointing Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker as its first industrial magistrate.
Licences are not the path to safety, cyclists say
Cycling safety advocates say licences and registration would not help all that much, and would come at a cost to society.
Speed reductions seek safe returns
Two states may adjust their speed limits in the name of road safety, with Victoria planning to extend 40km/h school zones and South Australia looking at bringing down some of its 110km/h highways.
WorkCover city-switch could see hundreds moved
Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says the state’s WorkCover Authority head office will move to Geelong if the Coalition government is re-elected.
Worldwide trials for robotic delivery role
A report on the American light news program 60 Minutes claims that online shopping giant Amazon is planning to launch a fleet of drones to delivers its packages – an idea lifted from an Australian start-up company which is also already being used in China.
Flicking the switch to kill asbestos cancer growth
Results have been published and appear promising for the development of a genetic treatment for mesothelioma; the deadly, asbestos-related form of cancer.