In an effort to achieve world-leading WHS, MSAC has also developed a program to benchmark WHS culture and performance. This program will be used as a leading indicator to monitor the industry’s WHS...
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NSW Mine Safety yesterday released a guideline for selecting and implementing collision management systems in mines. The guideline was developed through a working group of representatives from...
The ongoing shift from investment and construction to production and operations in the mining sector isn’t a signal that the mining boom is over. Rather, it’s a sign that the scope of mining work is...
A senior Employment and Workplace Health and Safety lawyer warns employers to revisit their performance management practices, which she predicts will be put under increased scrutiny now that the new...
A new bill designed to limit the power of unions to call a ‘stop work’ over health and safety issues on work sites has been officially introduced to the Queensland Parliament. The Bill...
The downturn in Australia’s mining boom has taken a chunk out of some mining workers’ pay packets, according to a survey of safety and environmental workers conducted by safesearch. The...
SafeWork Australia has advised that technical amendments have been made to the model Work Health and Safety WHS Regulations 2011. A revised version of the model WHS Regulations, dated 9 January 2014...
The Australian OHS Education Accreditation Board announced this week that the University of Newcastle program leading to a Master of Work Health and Safety has achieved accreditation by meeting the...
New researcher pursuing a higher degree and interested in workplace health and safety are encouraged to apply for SafeWork SA’s WHS Supplementary Scholarships. “In order to help increase awareness...
According to the National Safety Council of Australia, some workplace health and safety changes are likely now that the Coalition has won federal government. The Council claims bullying laws and the...
