Archived News for OHS Sector Professionals
A senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales has doused some of the mounting concern over new workplace bullying laws.
Study heats up on people burning to work in NT
Anyone who has seen the news or been outside recently will know that Australia is experiencing a hot flush.
Hundreds asked if hygiene helps or hinders
A European team will conduct a study to see if our anti-bacterial, super-sanitary world could be doing more harm than good.
Stressed staff use internet as escape, study says
A recent study has suggested that people who feel pressured or overloaded at work may waste time on the internet as a coping mechanism.
New school rules signify unsafe times
Reports say a raft of changes will be rolled-out in some Victorian schools, after the state's education department was taken to court over ongoing asbestos concerns.
Crocodile wake-up could be powerful swimming motivator
It takes a lot to shock residents of outback Queensland mining towns, but having an early-morning swim with crocodiles in the pool may just have done the trick.
Shark cull rolls ahead despite backlash from Greens, locals and science
Thousands have gathered to protest the Western Australian government's shark-culling plan, but authorities say the slaughter will go ahead regardless.
Tests to help victims of snore war
Many will be intimately aware of the compounding effect of a snorer sleeping on their back, but researchers in Adelaide are conducting trials of a new pillow that could silence the annoyance.
Audit app update brings more safety to mobiles
An Australian company has released the latest version of a smartphone app to help all kinds of workplace safety auditing.
Local group out-designs dusty dumps
An engineering firm in New South Wales is testing its new dust-suppressing dump truck, which is aimed at reducing the amount of harmful and valuable material flying loose from the back of loads.
Asylum seeker health group cut down to one
All but one of the medical professionals advising on the health and well-being of asylum seekers have been sacked, following a purge that could leave thousands at risk.
Brief breaks from binge for a less destructive holiday
A well-timed report has made a few suggestions to minimise the damage from excess mirth and merry-making this Christmas, unfortunately they involve something other than the couch and leftover turkey.
Parents against clearly contrary sport sponsors
Most Australian parents do not want fast-food companies plugging their products to kids at sporting grounds.
Worker falls in waste as Ranger probe begins
A worker has reportedly fallen into contaminated waste while cleaning up a large spill of uranium slurry at the Ranger mine in NT.
Gun-toting school cops defend line of duty
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has raised concerns after Northern Territory Police suddenly armed its school-based police officers.
WA hooks in to shark cull for safety
In Western Australia, peoples’ right to swim in the ocean has trumped sharks’ right to live.
More control for locals, miners less impressed
A bill is being considered which will hand more control to Queensland governments for approval of mining leases, but some say it does not go far enough.
One in five cite bullies in Victorian Education probe
A recent survey has shown a high level of workplace abuse and bullying in the Victorian Education Department.
Safety seen as big winner in Qld. builds
Two firms have been recognised for their safety-conscious engineering efforts in Queensland.
Watery model allows best practice to float
A new model has been created to show, with enhanced clarity, the best ways for mining companies to manage water resources and other environmental assets.
Weekend pile-driving approved to hurry port
Construction work at the Hay Point coal port expansion on the Queensland coast will occur on weekends and public holidays, with the extended times hoped to bring completion up to twenty days closer.