WorkCover NSW Safety Workshops

Elizabeth Wells writes:
During the months of May and June WorkCover New South Wales will be running free safety workshops on a variety of topics throughout New South Wales.
The workshops will canvass issues including manual handling, the delivery of goods safely, workers compensation and workplace safety essentials. The workshops are set down to run for [...]

Two weeks left to make a submission to the NSW chain of responsibility legislation review

Alena Titterton writes:
Along with the review of the activities of the National Transport Commission which we reported on 5 February, the New South Wales Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety has recently commenced an inquiry into Heavy Vehicle Safety.
According to the Staysafe Committee, this is an appropriate time to review the operation and effectiveness [...]

Safety Alert for Wineries

Alena Titterton writes:
In the wake of the tragic fatalities in the Hunter Valley wine region which occurred on January 17 2008, the WorkCover Authority of New South Wales has issued a safety alert for fire and explosion risks at wineries.
The Safety Alert highlights the need for risk assessments to be carried out that identify the [...]

Air Safety: Responding to Toxic Flight Incidents

Alena Titterton writes:
Aviation safety has been put in the spotlight this week by Sydney Morning Herald revelations regarding incidents of fumes on aircraft flight decks at Qantas.
According to SMH, Qantas was issued with an improvement notice by WorkCover NSW in relation to two incidents, one on 28 July 2007, when the crew on a Qantas [...]

Beyond Slip, Slop, Slap for Local Councils

Holly Howison writes:
While beaches are one of the most popular areas for fun, recreation and tourism in Australia, especially with the onset of summer, beaches can often present a myriad of safety risks for local councils with control of beach areas. Each state and territory of Australia imposes duties of care on local councils in [...]

Australian Dangerous Goods Code 7 Released

Alena Titterton writes:
The 7th Edition of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG7) has been released and is now available for purchase. ADG7 is scheduled for implementation in 2008. There will be a transition period where the 6th Edition of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code, published in 1998, will continue to apply.
According to the National Transport [...]

Upcoming Safety Event

Alena Titterton writes:
“Implementing A Legal Due Diligence Framework For Your Organisation” will be the topic of a session presented by Michael Tooma and Holly Howison at the Safety Institute of Australia (NSW Division) Inc Safety Conference 2007 on 25 October 2007.
Click here to download the program.

Importance of a Legal Due Diligence Framework

Holly Howison writes:
Occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation in all states and territories of Australia imposes strict obligations on entities and their directors/managers to ensure that people are not exposed to risks of harm arising from their work activities. The Board of Directors of each entity needs to ensure compliance by their relevant entity with [...]

Putting Safety Back in Recruitment

Michael Tooma writes:
People management is often not considered to be part of the safety management but rather a discrete separate albeit related discipline. Indeed, quite perversely, safety management is often regarded as a subset of people management. This traditional formulation is in urgent need of reconsideration. Far from being a subset of people management, effective [...]