Archived News for OHS Sector Professionals

Canberra’s brothels have scored top marks on compliance with industry specific safety laws, but general OHS is not getting as much love.

China executes gangster mine boss

China has executed a mining billionaire for “organising and leading a mafia-style group”, murder and other crimes.

Fryer fall brings fast food fine

Hungry Jack’s has been fined $90,000 after an Adelaide employee fell into fry oil, and no one called an ambulance.

More needed to cut work cancer rate

The Cancer Council says that despite great efforts to improve, the risk of carcinogen exposure still stalks Australian workplaces.

Two agencies taken to task

A tune-up is on the way for Victorian transport and safety authorities.

Union calls AirAsia to ground

The Transport Workers Union wants AirAsia banned from Australian airspace.

Safety stand-off taken to court

CFMEU officials will face court over allegations that they ordered work to stop on a Queensland construction site for six days, because the head contractor refused to remove a Safety Manager the CFMEU did not like.

Band-aids won't fix deadly schools risk

Authorities are warning that there is no cheap fix for asbestos contamination across New South Wales schools.

'Danger pay' decried by big players

Linfox and Toll – two of the biggest players in the transport industry – have rejected a call for truck drivers to be paid ‘danger money’.

BHP looks to dodge dying worker

BHP Billiton is looking to avoid a $2.2 million payment to a dying mesothelioma victim.

Nissan recalls over risky issue

Nissan has been forced to recall a string of its R52 Pathfinder vehicles.

Ping swing proposed for safety

New aviation rules could see all planes sending out a signal every minute, in an effort to find aircraft more easily when they disappear.

Worms wrangled for tiny toxicity test

The humble roundworm could become a pioneer of modern scientific safety, as part of tests to measure the toxicity of nanoparticles.

Anti-coal 'Bat Attack' taking off in NSW

Anti-fossil-fuel activists are planning a near week-long festival at the Whitehaven Coal mine in New South Wales.

Dog threat means guesses on Tas bills

Tasmanian electricity provider Tas Networks is facing some criticism for not reading meters at properties where there is a dog.

Drug change swaps builders for bill-makers

The Master Builders Association says lives will be put at risk when the Victorian Government scraps drug and alcohol tests on building sites.

Free access to nail dodgy builders

New South Wales builders will be able to save money and stay safe with the announcement of free access to the National Construction Code.

More foreign pay rorts found

The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) says one building site in regional New South Wales is exploiting dozens of foreign workers, with some paid just four dollars an hour.