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Study links increased injury claims to heat

A new study by the University of Adelaide’s School of Public Health has linked data from worker compensation claims with temperature records. The research found there was an association between...

OHS release new rules for fixed ladders

That precarious moment when you step off or onto the top of a ladder has been the focus of new material released by Safe Work Australia. The OHS policy body published a revision of the model Code of...

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ACTU calls for stronger workplace death laws

THE Australian Council of Trade Unions has called on the government to strengthen national Occupational Health and Safety laws and make directors personally liable for workplace injuries and death...