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 [...]

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 [...]

Charges Against Company Directors Dismissed in Two Cases in the Industrial Court of New South Wales

Katherine Morris and Simone Alphonse write:
In two recent cases, the Industrial Court of New South Wales has dismissed charges against directors for breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW). In one case, the directors successfully established the defence of not being in a position to influence the conduct of the corporation. In [...]

WorkCover Continues Crackdown on Forklift Safety

Scarlet Reid & Alena Titterton write:
Whilst many companies have utilised forklifts for a number of years, forklifts continue to be the subject of numerous industrial accidents – including fatalities.
The most common scenarios where forklift incidents result in injury or fatality involve:

forklifts overturning;
bystanders being struck by forklifts; and
falls from forklifts.

WorkCover NSW is cracking down on forklift [...]