Archived News for OHS Sector Professionals - August, 2020
Experts gave suggested technology could help Australian reinforce its COVID-19 hotel quarantines.
Discretion kept for NSW cops
NSW Police will continue to choose when they want to record footage from body-worn video (BWV) cameras.
Vic. invests in moving offenders
The Victorian Government has put up $20 million to move perpetrators of domestic violence into new homes.
Rare earth site set for WA
A remote WA town is pushing to build a multi-million-dollar processing plant that Malaysia wants banned.
Teachers top COVID claims
Work Cover claims show many Victorian teachers are feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local mask testing enhanced
CSIRO has launched Australia’s first accredited face mask testing facility.
New labels to fight FASD
One of Australia's social justice commissioners has called for alcohol label reform.
Telco faces sham claims
Telco contractor BSA Ltd has been accused of sham contracting in a class action lawsuit.
Contamination value counted
Experts have found $40 million worth of heavy metals, including silver, in underwater sediment near the South Australian regional town of Port Pirie.
Space junk tracking improved
European scientists have figured out how to track space junk continuously.
Fake masks found at mines
Coal workers say COVID-19 is leaving them short on good masks, with a number of fakes turning up on worksites.
Meatworks spread explained
A health expert has shed some light on the conditions that lead to COVID-19 hotspots in abattoirs.
Old PPE could fuel future
Experts say used personal protective equipment (PPE) can, and should, be transformed into renewable liquid fuels.
Workers comp chief bails
The chief of NSW’s workers’ compensation scheme has resigned after being picked apart at an inquiry.
5G fear has real effects
Mobile phone towers are not making people sick - but the belief that they are dangerous is.
Health workers' health watched
Researchers are focusing on paramedics and other health workers’ own health and wellbeing during COVID-19.