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Company fines for repeated mistakes in training and machinery guarding31 March 2010Worksafe Victoria says it has prosecuted two abattoirs and their contract cleaning companies after two cleaners suffered debilitating arm injuries. The companies were prosecuted under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 for inadequate staff training and unguarded machinery. More...
Fortescue seeks death case dismissal31 March 2010Fortescue Metals is applying to have charges relating to it workers’ deaths and injuries during Cyclone George dismissed as the miner was charged under the wrong laws. It is applying to have all the charges dismissed as both the miner and its subsidiary The Pilbara Infrastructure’s (TPI) mines were exempt from the Occupational Health and Safety Act. More...
New Survey Launched to Improve Workplace Safety in NSW29 March 2010Mr Daley said the WorkCover NSW Safety Culture Survey will allow businesses to identify andmeasure the work health and safety culture within their own organisations. The survey is a ‘health check’ for employers that allows them to gain an insight into the safety behaviour within their workplaces and identify any gaps and to help raise awareness of safety issues, lower injury rates and lower workers compensation costs across the State’s workplaces. More...
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Federal push for employees’ roles in safer workplacesMarch 2010Federal workplace safety regulator Comcare is entering a new phase of a national campaign to ensure Commonwealth employers are consulting with their employees in improving workplace health and safety. Comcare’s General Manager Assurance Neil Quarmby said guidance material about health and safety agreements could be found on the Comcare website at More...
Quad bike safety in the workplaceWorkplace health and safety authorities across Australia have commenced an awareness program to improve quad bike safety, with an emphasis on the safe operation of quad bikes in all situations through appropriate information and training and through selection of the best tool for the task to be completed. The site is updated with current data, publications, and alerts from all states. More...