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Tag Archives: Australian Workers

25/01

2016 ‘worst year’ for worker fatalities in Victoria

2016 ‘worst year’ for worker fatalities in Victoria
2016 ‘worst year’ for worker fatalities in Victoria.  Available from <https://safetowork.com.au/2016-worst-year-for-worker-fatalities-in-victoria/> [January 10, 2017] WorkSafe Victoria has called on Victorian workplaces to prioritise safety this year after the state recorded 26 worker fatalities in 2016, the highest number since 2009. The safety body called 2016 the worst year for fatalities since 2009, which recorded 30…
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04/01

Safe Work releases new hazardous labelling regulations

Safe Work releases new hazardous labelling regulations
Safe Work releases new hazardous labelling regulations.  Available from <https://foodmag.com.au/safe-work-releases-new-hazardous-labelling-regulations/> [December 29, 2016] Chemicals manufactured or imported before January 1 2017 will be allowed to be supplied without having to meet Work Health and Safety Regulations’ labelling requirements, according to Safe Work Australia. Safe Work Australia CEO Michelle Baxter said this was decided in response…
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21/12

Workers must help manage safety too

Workers must help manage safety too
WorkSafe ACT Commissioner Greg Jones would not be human if he said he wasn't feeling frustrated at the spike in serious safety incidents in the Territory's construction industry in recent weeks. In 2012, an ACT government-commissioned report revealed the Territory had the worst construction site safety record in Australia, with a rate of serious injury…
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18/11

Health and Safety Penalties for Workplace Injuries: UK vs Australia

Health and Safety Penalties for Workplace Injuries: UK vs Australia
When a worker was killed on a building site in the UK, the company was fined £2.6 million early this year under tough new UK laws, but if the same worker had died in Australia, the fine may have been just $170,000. The UK government believes heavier health and safety penalties can reduce fatalities and…
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