Despite the prohibition imposed by employers, workers continue to wear safety stickers on their work day in their aim to further encourage and promote safety in the workplace. The current safety promotion campaign is the result of the tragic death of three miners in Queensland within the year and after standards for safety across the industry has once again dwindled.
Topics: Hazard and Risk Management, Contractors, Suppliers, Visitors & Customers, Communication, Consultation and Involvement, Safety Culture
The reputation of Australia’s trucking industry for being one of the country’s most dangerous sectors has once again reinforced in a survey conducted, with hundreds of employers participating and admitting to more often than not breaking workplace safety rules to have jobs completed on time and admit to having workplace injuries considered as typical day-to-day risks at work.
Topics: Hazard and Risk Management, Documentation, Document Control and Records, Safe Work Australia, Industry Sectors
Victorian Parliaments Investigates on Alleged Contamination of Water at Training Base
According to a Victorian parliamentary investigation, water at the Country Fire Authority’s (CFA) training base in Fiskville in Western Victoria was alleged to have been deliberately contaminated as part of a biological experimental process.
Topics: Hazard and Risk Management
The Australian Industry Group Warns of Alarming Use of “Ice” in the Workplace
Businesses and companies across the country have been warned about the growing “ice epidemic” that has created considerable risks on work health and safety, strained labour productivity, and ripped workforce participation.
Topics: Hazard and Risk Management, Responsibility, Authority and Commitment
Linc Energy Workers Allegedly Exposed to Dangerous Gases at Experimental Plant
Mining company Linc Energy is now on the hot seat for allegedly exposing its workers to hazardous gases at a Queensland experimental plant.
Topics: Hazard and Risk Management
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