Reforms to work health and safety regulations will commence on 1 January to ensure protection of Queensland coal miners from black lung disease. Mines for Natural Resources and Mines Dr. Anthony Lynham said the new safety regulations would ensure dust levels are made public, compulsory health checks for underground and bove-ground miners conducted, and compulsory…

GHS was introduced in Australia in January 2012 with a five-year transition period to give chemical manufacturers and importers enough time to implement the necessary changes. It applies to chemicals with physical hazards, health hazards, and environmental hazards. GHS, the Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, will be mandatory in Australia…

Despite a change in fast-tracking complaints, there are more reports of bullying which experts link to management’s loss of control in the workplace orkplace lawyer Josh Bornstein was so emotionally affected by a bullying case handled by his firm that he lobbied the prime minister to fast-track the complaints process so victims could quickly put…