16 November 2020

NSCA Foundation Quick Poll results for Safe-T-Bulletin 557: Are we likely to see COVID-19-related workers compensation mental health claims increase over the 2020–21 financial year?

16 November 2020

Safe Work Australia has released a snapshot of COVID-19-related workers compensation claims up to 31 July 2020 that offers insight into areas such as mental health.

11 November 2020

23–29 November is National Asbestos Awareness Week 2020; two recent Queensland asbestos-related removal and licensing prosecutions highlight its importance.

11 November 2020

Following the 2019–20 bushfires, the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements has published a 1000-page report with 80 recommendations.

11 November 2020

The NSW Government is trialling a real-time silica detector that monitors silica dust levels in the air, to protect NSW workers from contracting dust diseases.

11 November 2020

A North Queensland company has been fined $150,000 for a 2017 incident in which a worker was crushed to death while trying to fix a cane haul-out vehicle.

02 November 2020

To prepare for future workplace issues, the NSW Government has allocated $660,000 to four research projects exploring emerging risks to health and safety.

02 November 2020

Recent Victorian worker deaths — including two within the space of three days — have brought the state's fatality toll to 60 for 2020, four more than at the same time last year.

28 October 2020

NSW has passed new laws to help track and prevent occupational dust diseases, while workplace exposure standards for respirable crystalline silica and coal dust have been halved in WA.

28 October 2020

The Western Australia Government's Work Health and Safety Bill, which introduces industrial manslaughter as a crime, has passed through the Upper House.

28 October 2020

Workers in Queensland and South Australia are now eligible for the 'Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment', if they are self-isolating or caring for someone with COVID-19.

19 October 2020

Safe Work Australia has released its national work-related fatality and workers compensation claims data. It reports 183 workplace fatalities in 2019, up from 144 in 2018.

14 October 2020

On Tuesday, 13 October, a worker died and two others were injured following the collapse of a glass roof structure at Curtin University. WorkSafe WA and WA Police are investigating.

13 October 2020

As we brace for the 2020/21 bushfire season, researchers estimate that the smoke-related health impacts of the 2019/20 season have cost the country $1.95 billion.

13 October 2020

Until 6 November, NSW workplaces are encouraged to give feedback via an online engagement tool. The feedback will inform policy making and mental health strategy.

13 October 2020

Maximum penalties have been imposed against a Victorian road maintenance company and its director, after a truck crash that claimed the life of a young worker.

06 October 2020

NSCA Foundation Quick Poll results for Safe-T-Bulletin 554:  Should home-based issues such as family violence figure more prominently as part of WHS training and awareness programs?

30 September 2020

SafeWork NSW has accepted all 11 recommendations of an August 2020 report released by the NSW Ombudsman investigating a complaint by Blue Mountains City Council.

30 September 2020

Australian researchers have developed a free national resource to help aged-care providers ensure they are prepared for fires, earthquakes, floods and other disasters.

30 September 2020

Dreamworld's parent company, Ardent Leisure, has been fined $3.6 million over the 2016 Thunder River Rapids Ride tragedy that claimed the lives of four people.

30 September 2020

Aligned with the national theme, WorkSafe Victoria's 'Health and Safety Month' offers webinars to guide workplaces through COVID-19, with an emphasis on mental health.

23 September 2020

NSCA Foundation Board Director Maria Zoras-Christo recounts a visit to Lifeline and a conversation with its CEO, Colin Seery, which reveals why it has never been more important for Australians to have access to crisis support services.

22 September 2020

The Transport & Logistics Industry Guide to Safety 2020/21 by Pro-Visual Publishing, Australian Trucking Association, National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, and NSCA Foundation provides information relating to driver fatigue, plus other critical safety issues in the transport industry.

21 September 2020

October is National Safe Work Month, and in the lead-up Safe Work Australia has published a range of resources to help employers, duty holders and WHS representatives prepare.

21 September 2020

Pro-Visual Publishing in conjunction with the NSCA Foundation, Australian Forest Growers and the Institute of Foresters of Australia have released the 2020/21 edition of the Forestry Sector Guide to Workplace Safety.

21 September 2020

NSCA Foundation Quick Poll results for Safe-T-Bulletin 553: Will the investigations that have been undertaken into the catastrophic 2019/20 bushfires result in a safer 2020/21 season?

16 September 2020

A construction company has been charged with breaching work health and safety laws, after a bricklayer suffered severe injuries following a seven-metre fall.

16 September 2020

As COVID-19 aggravates problems with alcohol abuse, Flinders University survey research reveals that support workers in the area are facing significant pressure.

16 September 2020

With families under strain amid COVID-19, Victorians who work in service roles can now receive critical training to help them identify and respond to family violence.

16 September 2020

The Queensland Coal Mining Board of Inquiry public hearings into the accident at Grosvenor Mine will be postponed until 2021, and its report released in two parts.

14 September 2020

NSCA Foundation is delighted to share an interview with Australian Red Cross – Emergency Services Victoria. Australian Red Cross is a Corporate Gold member of NSCA Foundation.

07 September 2020

The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee has advised on the types of businesses that should not operate in the '3-step framework for a COVIDSafe Australia'.

07 September 2020

NSCA Foundation Quick Poll results for Safe-T-Bulletin 552: Will COVID-19 serve as a catalyst for improving the health and safety outcomes of our aged-care sector?

03 September 2020

The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements has published its interim observations, to prepare for the 2020/21 bushfire season — and Queensland responds.

02 September 2020

Researchers have argued that a model developed to manage food safety incidents could also have applications in pandemic management, particularly for COVID-19.

02 September 2020

SWA has published guidance to help businesses with the two-year transition to the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals Revision 7.

02 September 2020

One month after its establishment to protect Victorians in aged care amid COVID-19, the Victorian Aged Care Response Centre has provided an update on its operations.

28 August 2020

The Pregnancy and Development of your baby Guide 2020/21 includes additional information on pre-natal nutrition as well as some other key topics for pregnancy in an easy to read guide.

24 August 2020

To assist the mining industry, an Augmented Reality Mining & Quarry Industry Guide to Workplace Safety 2020/21 has been published by Pro-Visual Publishing in conjunction with the NSCA Foundation, the Australian Mines & Metals Association and the Minerals Industry Safety & Health Centre.

24 August 2020

For the first time since the offence was enacted in Queensland in 2017, a business owner is facing industrial manslaughter charges following a July 2019 death.

24 August 2020

NSCA Foundation Quick Poll results for Safe-T-Bulletin 551: Are the measures that have been adopted in Victoria sufficient to curb the spread of COVID-19 and keep the state’s workers safe?

20 August 2020

As our aged-care sector comes under scrutiny, research reveals that integrated models for care, health and housing are effective means of empowering older Australians.

19 August 2020

Following the recent explosion in Beirut, Australian academics from two universities have discussed the chemicals involved in the explosion and the disaster response.

19 August 2020

After five workers were injured in an explosion at its Queensland Grosvenor Mine in May 2020, Anglo American has announced plans to restart mine operations in 2021.

19 August 2020

A new report published by Safe Work Australia explores the industries and occupations where workers are at risk of contracting occupational lung diseases.

07 August 2020

Under new regulations, Victorian employers and self-employed persons must inform WorkSafe Victoria if a worker receives a confirmed coronavirus diagnosis.

05 August 2020

Melbourne entered Stage 4 restrictions on 2 August. The following day, the state's Premier, Daniel Andrews, announced three lists that will apply to businesses.

04 August 2020

WorkSafe Victoria's 'Health Care and Social Assistance (HCSA) industry strategy 2020–23' aims to improve health and safety outcomes for healthcare workers.

04 August 2020

Funding will enable UniSA to establish a research platform to study the psychosocial safety climate of workplaces, and help reform Australia's corporate climate.

04 August 2020

October is National Safe Work Month and this year's national theme will be 'Work Health and Safety through COVID-19', Safe Work Australia has announced.

22 July 2020

Qld's WHS Prosecutor has laid charges against Ardent Leisure, Dreamworld's parent company, over the 2016 Thunder River Rapids ride incident that killed four people.

21 July 2020

In a state-first guilty verdict, a waste recycling company is facing a $500,000 fine for gross negligence after a worker's arm was amputated at the shoulder.

21 July 2020

Researchers are urging workplaces to be more proactive in addressing sexual harassment, rather than waiting for employees to report the behaviour — especially amid COVID-19.

21 July 2020

With hand sanitisers now common at Australian workplaces, Safe Work Australia has developed a guide for safely storing flammable liquids, such as solvents and alcohols.

13 July 2020

An earthmoving equipment company has been fined $375,000 after a worker was crushed beneath a bulldozer belly plate, sustaining severe injuries.

10 July 2020

An international advocacy group has called for the implementation of safety regulations in Myanmar's mining industry, after a landslide in Hpakant claimed more than 100 lives.

08 July 2020

From 1 July, the workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica reduced by half in six Australian jurisdictions to a TWA of 0.05 mg/m3.

08 July 2020

The new and independent WorkSafe ACT has commenced operations, and will function as an independent entity to improve safety across the Australian Capital Territory.

08 July 2020

Until 23 September, Western Australia's Commission for Occupational Safety and Health is seeking feedback on a draft code of practice for violence and aggression in the workplace.

30 June 2020

The introduction of industrial manslaughter legislation is the biggest shift in WHS policy and regulation since the (partial) harmonisation of WHS laws. Sparke Helmore Lawyers' SAM JACKSON, MADELEINE ARMSTRONG and SAM GRAY set out the case and provide a state-by-state, 2020 update.

29 June 2020

New COVID-19 industry resources include: for accommodation services and tertiary education, from Safe Work Australia; and agricultural businesses, from the NSW Government.

24 June 2020

WorkSafe Western Australia has issued a reminder on the importance of quad bike safety and outlined its state's initiatives after three recent crash-related deaths.

24 June 2020

On 1 July, the offence of workplace manslaughter came into effect in Victoria. JACKSON INGLIS and ERIC HALDEN provide analysis in the context of Queensland's recent first prosecution.

15 June 2020

In its submission to the Select Committee on COVID-19, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners detailed shortcomings of the government's response.

10 June 2020

Australian survey research reveals that as the employment outlook amid the coronavirus pandemic improves, workers experience increased wellbeing and reduced anxiety.

10 June 2020

Frontline workers in the food handling, retail, and transport and logistics industries will have free or low-fee access to national infection control skill sets.

10 June 2020

WorkSafe Victoria has released updated lead guidance after amended regulations came into effect on 5 June. It includes the latest information on lead-risk work.

01 June 2020

A NSW vehicle repair shop and its director have been fined $157,500 after two young workers sustained serious burns while making biofuel unsupervised.

15 May 2020

The Restaurant & Café Guide to Managing Workplace & Food Safety 2020/21 by Pro-Visual Publishing in conjunction with Restaurant & Catering Australia (RCA) and the NSCA Foundation provides further information on essential WHS topics for restaurants and cafés.

04 May 2020

Two people have died in the space of 24 hours in two separate Victorian workplace incidents, bringing the number of fatalities in the state up to 22 for 2020.

20 April 2020

This week, the NSW Government extended its $5000 on-the-spot fines to protect anyone at work or travelling to or from work from being coughed or spat on.

17 April 2020

Tuesday, 28 April is World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers' Memorial Day. On this day, we remember those who have died from or experienced a work-related injury or illness. It is also a reminder that we can help to stop these tragedies from happening.

15 April 2020

Biosecurity expert Professor Raine MacIntyre has cautioned healthcare workers of the risks of cloth masks, as supplies of disposable masks and respirators fall.

15 April 2020

The government will fund nine research projects exploring the physiological and mental health effects of the recent bushfires, including on frontline responders.

15 April 2020

Queensland commends manufacturers for "stepping up to the plate" and Standards Australia releases a resource to help the sector rise to the challenge.

15 April 2020

The Institute for Employment Studies in the UK has released interim findings of its 'Working at home wellbeing survey 2020', open throughout April.

07 April 2020

Working from home or remotely during the coronavirus pandemic can be stressful for many workers; SafeWork NSW has created an online resource to help.

06 April 2020

As a measure to protect local mine workforces, on 4 April the Queensland Government placed a ban on non-critical interstate fly-in fly-out mine workers.

06 April 2020

A partnership between the Australian Government and the private health sector will provide 30,000 hospital beds and 105,000 nurses and staff to combat COVID-19.

01 April 2020

Safe Work Australia's 'COVID-19 Information for workplaces' online resource includes new infographics and industry-specific information.

31 March 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact Australian workplaces, Standards Australia has reasserted its commitment to support quality and promote safety.

18 March 2020

The Respect@Work report comprises the findings of a national inquiry into workplace sexual harassment and outlines a new approach to tackling the issue.

17 March 2020

To support our Australian WHS/OHS community, businesses and organisations in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), we are providing an information web page, webinar and other resources to assist PCBUs and organisational leaders.

09 March 2020

Access for Australians to AS 3959:2018 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas is being funded by the Australian Government and Standards Australia until 30 June 2021.