OHS Professional E-News

Issue 76, 31 May 2011

OHS harmonisation makes headway

Both New South Wales and Queensland are set to implement the harmonised national workplace safety laws with the passage of model OHS legislation through their State Parliaments.

Sue Pilkington

NSW: improvement needed in dangerous goods transport

The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage and WorkCover NSW need to improve their regulation of dangerous goods transportion, according to the NSW Auditor-General, Peter Achterstraat.

Sue Pilkington

SA: clock ticking to convert high risk work licences

SafeWork SA is stepping up an information campaign to urge relevant workers to convert to a new licence to perform high risk work.

Sue Pilkington

NSW companies fined after amputation

Two companies on the NSW Central Coast have been fined a total of $200,000 and ordered to pay WorkCover NSW’s legal costs after a man was severely crushed and had his left foot amputated at a construction site.

Sue Pilkington

Director convicted over work injury after company folds

The responsibilities of individual company directors to ensure the health and safety of their employees and others have been highlighted in a recent penalty decision by the SA Industrial Court.

Sue Pilkington

18 Jun - 19 Jun

SIA LTD - Brisbane Conference

19 Jul

PEG - Annual Scientific Meeting

22 Jul

Sunshine Coast SIA Network Group July Presentation

8 Oct - 11 Oct

Qld Visions Conference - 8 -11 October 2013





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