Archived News for OHS Sector Professionals - October, 2018
Airservices Australia staff will strike next Tuesday after pay negotiations broke down.
Cranes gamed for serious safety
Australian researchers have used video game software to enhance the safety of crane lift training and operation.
Essential issues overhead warning
Essential Energy wants all workers to take a moment to consider electrical safety when working near overhead powerlines.
Pollution deaths tallied
Seven million deaths are caused by air pollution each year, new global stats show.
Sydney train flaws reported
Sydney Trains needs “significant improvement” in its ability to handle emergencies, according to an internal report.
Takata insiders recall warnings
Whistleblowers say they were silenced when they tried to speak out about defective Takata airbags ...
WA fined over prisoner death
A WA Government agency has been fined $100,000 over the death of a prisoner.
Companies see change coming
Australian company directors have nominated climate change as a number one issue for the Federal Government.
Hospital loses ICU accreditation
A major Sydney hospital has lost Intensive Care Unit training accreditation due to serious bullying and harassment allegations.
Barrister bullying surveyed
Almost two thirds of Victorian barristers report experiencing judicial bullying in the courtroom.
Insiders detail nurse assaults
Mental health nurses in the ACT have warned that their lives are at risk from patient assaults.
Issues arise at nuclear lab
A review has found a number of issues at a 1950s-era nuclear medicine lab in south-west Sydney.
PM issues abuse apology
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has delivered a formal apology on behalf of the nation for failing survivors of institutional child sex abuse.
Telstra admits 000 failing
Telstra has taken responsibility for an outage that saw over 1,400 calls to triple-zero going unanswered earlier this year.
Malaria vaccine tests well
Successful human trials have given hope for the next stage in the development of a new malaria vaccine.
Crisis looms in Tasmanian prisons
Tasmania's Custodial Inspector has warned the state's prison system is underfunded and approaching crisis.
IBAC failures exposed
An inquiry has found “systemic failures” in Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC).
"Inadequate" response to teacher attacks
A safety inquiry has exposed serious flaws in how the ACT Education Directorate handled incidents of violence against teachers.
Fourteen QR staff fail tests
Fourteen Queensland Rail (QR) staff have been sacked after failing drug and alcohol tests at work.
Headspace to see $52m boost
The Federal Government says it will increase funding to Headspace by about 50 per cent next financial year.