Archived News for OHS Sector Professionals - March, 2013
The vast majority of Australian workplaces are woefully unprepared for the event of a medical emergency, with 87 per cent of Australian businesses failing a basic first aid test.
WorkSafe Victoria posts healthy results
A record low rate of workplace injuries and disciplined claims management have contributed to WorkSafe Victoria’s solid half-year performance.
ARA rolls out worker system
Railways workers will now have their competency assessed on site after the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) launched the new Rail Industry Worker competency management system and the complementary Rail Industry Worker Card.
NSW announces Kings Highway safety upgrades
The New South Wales Government has announced the Kings Highway will receive key safety upgrades following the release of a review by Transport for NSW.
Applications open for Augusta Zadow scholarships
SafeWork South Australia is calling for applications for the prestigious 2013 Augusta Zadow scholarships, which support the health and safety of women in the workplace.
Construction riddled with safety shortfalls
A safety blitz by Work Safe Victoria has found the state's construction industry riddled with safety shortfalls, with the watchdog finding 90 breaches across the sector in the last month in Western Victoria alone.
NSW launches quad bike safety research
The New South Wales Government has announced a $1 million research initiative aimed at reducing quad bike deaths on farms.
Tasmania launches new injury management plans
WorkCover Tasmania has launched a new series of information sheets designed to assist employers and employees better manage workplace injuries and their return to work plans.
ACT accepts safety report
The ACT Government has announced it has accepted all of the 28 recommendations of the Getting Home Safely report into the Territory’s construction industry.
New sleep lab opens
Researchers have begun work in laboratories that may soon yield answers to some of the most important questions surrounding human performance: how sleep affects how we operate.
Queensland issues flood safety caution
WorkCover Queensland has issued an urgent warning to workers in rural areas to work safetly during the wet season, which still has a few months still to go.
Victoria launches road safety strategy
The Victorian Government has announced it will increase funding to improve the state’s highest risk roads and intersections to $1 billion over the next 10 years.
Watch out for your young workers urges WorkCover
WorkCover New South Wales has issued a reminder to businesses to pay extra attention to the needs of young workers after two teenage apprentices were seriously injured last week.
WorkSafe launches return to work campaign
WorkSafe Victoria has launched a new campaign aimed at helping injured workers get back to work following the release of statistics that show that the longer injured workers are off work, the more psychiatric and physiological help they need.