Archived News for OHS Sector Professionals

Government body VicRoads is updating its road maintenance fleet with radar-based reverse braking technology to reduce employee injuries.

Wearable tech for OHS advance

A Melbourne-based medical device company has signed a contract with Crown Resorts, which will see devices attached to workers to gather data for OHS purposes.

Anti-Abbott war chest to top $30 million

Reports say the ACTU is setting up a $30 million campaign to spread anti-Abbott messaging.

Lockouts' effects inspected

A legal expert says pub and club lockout laws might not be the reason alcohol-fuelled violence is down in some cities, despite claims of their success.

Building cop bid fails

The Federal Government will keep fighting to bring back the workplace cop - the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) - after failing to reintroduce it this week.

Court rules on nasty oven death

A US company has been slugged with a $6 million workplace safety settlement, after a gruesome workplace death in 2012.

Livestock guide for better way to load

The Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters’ Association has released the final version of its national ‘Guide for Safe Design of Livestock Loading Ramps and Forcing Yards’.

Rumbling trucks could save lives

Fire trucks in New South Wales are being outfitted with sirens that can be felt as well as heard.

Safety studies funded in SA

The next round of Safe Work SA WHS Research Strategy will pay out $650,000 in research grants, with applications open now.

'No jab no play' coming to Victoria

The Victorian Government is introducing new 'no jab, no play' laws, banning unvaccinated kids from child care and kindergarten.

Prisons push for no-fly to stop rising drone drops

Prisons around the country want the airspace above them to be declared a ‘no fly zone’ in order to stop people using drones to drops contraband over the fence.

Council member sacked after strange night finding

The WA Legislative Council says it had no choice but to sack a top-level officer because he had “lost the trust” of his colleagues, after criminal charges were raised against him.

Court action on Linc gas claims

A secret Queensland Government report allegedly warns that hundreds of square kilometres of prime agricultural land in the state’s southeast are at risk from toxic chemicals and explosive gases.

FIFO gambling review finds rough rate

A new study has found problem gambling amongst fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers to be up to 15 times higher than in the general population.

Uber man seeking legal solution

Legal action has been taken in one man’s vigilante quest to stop Uber.

Cable recall goes slow while risks rise

Thousands of Australian homes and businesses have faulty electrical cabling posing a serious danger, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned time is running out to get it fixed.

ED enlisted in domestic violence response

Researchers say hospital emergency rooms could become the centre of studies on domestic violence measures.

Liberals move to mute unions in ACT

The Canberra Liberals want the ACT Government to cut all financial and political links with the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU).

Port protest holds strong

Picket lines outside the Port Botany and Port Brisbane terminals of Hutchison Ports have turned into a show of union solidarity, as workers protest the sudden sacking of 97 employees - 57 in Sydney and 40 in Brisbane - via email.