Archived News for OHS Sector Professionals - December, 2018
Guards at a Queensland prison have walked off the job after an inmate attacked one of their colleagues.
Dam spill case approved
A local judge has ruled that a class action against BHP Billiton can proceed.
Dump site fight continues
Traditional owners are lodging an Australian Human Rights Commission complaint over the process to select a nuclear waste dump site in South Australia.
Watchdog working group forms
A working group has been formed to design Australia’s national corruption watchdog.
Community health issues probed
Safe work authorities are investigating violence and aggression in community health care services.
Ex-union head destroyed documents
A former Queensland union boss has been found guilty of destroying documents ahead of a royal commission.
Inpex death detailed
A report into the death of an NT gas worker says workplace health and safety guidelines were regularly ignored.
WorkSafe sanctions Latrobe hospital
A major Victorian hospital has been sanctioned for not keeping staff safe.
Federal corruption court coming
The Federal Government says it will establish a national anti-corruption body, the Commonwealth Integrity Commission.
QLD train fail reviewed
An inquiry has found the multi-billion-dollar contract to build new trains for Queensland was flawed from the start.
More PFAS reported
The Department of Defence has released a report into PFAS contamination at RAAF Base Edinburgh.
Phone-cancer link denied
A new study by Australian safety authorities has found no link between the use of mobile phones and incidence of brain cancers.
Defribillators replaced in WA
Ambulances in Western Australia are having their defibrillators replaced amid mounting concerns from paramedics.
FIFO distress studied
A third of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) resource workers experience high levels of psychological distress, a survey has found.
LNP accused of stacking FWC
Labor has accused the Federal Government of “stacking” the Fair Work Commission (FWC).
Allergy study finds info gap
A new review says Australia is unprepared for climate change impact on allergies.
Fossil fuel fumes rise
Stats show global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have risen sharply for the second year in a row.
Climate shifts counted
New research suggests workers will have to start before dawn to beat the heat of climate change at the end of the century.