THE SOUTH Australian Government will retain provisions that require air quality monitoring to be in place for all asbestos removals within its new work health and safety regulations.
24/11/2011 |
SAFE Work Australia has published a follow-up report reviewing the literature on worker safety behaviour and the factors influencing workers’ understanding of the dangers of asbestos.
30/06/2010 |
WORKSAFE WA has issued a reminder of an impending change to asbestos licensing.
20/05/2010 |
WORKSAFE WA has issued a safety alert after items of plant imported into Western Australia were found to contain bonded asbestos gaskets.
03/05/2010 |
SAFE Work Australia has announced the release of the Asbestos Exposure and Compliance Study of Construction and Maintenance Workers report.
16/02/2010 |
WORKSAFE Victoria claims failing to ensure a tradesman was aware of the presence of asbestos has cost the Education Department $10,000 as well as being ordered to pay costs of $3,500.
20/01/2010 |
WORKSAFE says a major quarry company which operates in Victoria and Queensland has been convicted and fined $650,000 after the death of a worker in 2005.
03/12/2009 |
ENWARE has introduced the EL485 hand-held eyewash and body spray, said to provide a quick response to hazardous substances including acid and alkalis.
02/12/2009 |
THE NSW government is asking people who may have been exposed to asbestos to undergo medical screening during 2009 Asbestos Awareness Week.
25/11/2009 |
THE ACTU says more can be done to raise awareness about the dangers of handling and disposing asbestos products and to protect its exposure to the community.
24/11/2009 |
JAMES Hardie Industries says it expects to contribute 35% of its annual cash flow to the Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund (AICF) in 2010.
24/11/2009 |
SAFEWORK SA says two companies have been fined about $30,000 each by an industrial magistrate over failures in their safety systems which resulted in injuries to workers.
17/11/2009 |
THE FINAL week of the SA Safe Work Month 2009 has begun with demographer Bernard Salt speaking on the safety implications of a changing Australian workforce.
26/10/2009 |
AREA Construction Labour Services (ACLS) has been fined $40,000 after a worker fell 4.5m down a ladder while he was cleaning windows.
22/10/2009 |
WORKCOVER WA says pleural plaques is now considered a specified occupational disease under the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981.
14/10/2009 |
WORKPLACE health solutions provider Konekt has provided seven tips for effectively managing occupational health and safety in the workplace.
06/10/2009 |
SAFE Work Month 2009 has officially opened at the Loxton Show in South Australia, with a focus on workplace injury prevention.
06/10/2009 |
ENWARE has released a new FAST-ACT rapid response safety kit to rapidly neutralise spills of hydrofluoric acid and other chemicals and vapours.
02/10/2009 |
PORTAVIN SA has been fined by an Industrial Magistrate over an incident in which an employee was scalded by hot water.
28/09/2009 |
WORKSAFE WA has launched an inspection campaign to check on workplace safety standards in the brewing industry.
10/09/2009 |