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Transition to GHS 7 - webinar

Choose the right equipment for the chemical

SafeWork South Australia is reminding businesses who handle chemicals in the workplace to ensure that their equipment is compatible with the substances being handled. In January 2021, a worker was...

Transition to GHS 7 - webinar

Get ready for GHS 7

Safe Work Australia has published a new webinar to help businesses navigate the transition to GHS 7. On 1 January 2021, Australia began a two-year transition from the Globally Harmonized System of...

Transition to GHS 7 - webinar

Hazardous chemicals at mines and petroleum sites in NSW

The NSW resources regulator stated all hazardous chemical incidents are avoidable and preventable. Hazardous chemical incidents are inherently dangerous and can impact the safety of workers and the...

Safe work Australia exposure standards to chemicals

Safe Work Australia seeking public comment

SafeWork Australia is seeking public comments on a range of recommendations for the establishment of exposure standards around Dioxathion to n-ethylmorpholine. Safe Work Australia said it is...

Transition to GHS 7 - webinar

Workers exposed to lead and mercury at NSW mine

Workers may have been exposed to hazardous chemicals such as lead and mercury while extracting gold at the Manuka Silver Mine, south of Cobar, NSW. The NSW Mine Safety Investigation Unit reported...