Original article published by WorkSafe Victoria WorkSafe is reminding employers and tradies across regional Victoria to put safety first as construction activity continues to ramp up across the state. WorkSafe accepted 772 claims from construction workers in the regions in 2021, an increase on the 715 claims in 2020 and 654 in 2019. Tragically, threeRead more
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Original article published by WorkSafe Victoria Amusement ride operators across Victoria are reminded to make safety a priority as the industry re-opens following two quiet years due to COVID. Already this year WorkSafe has completed 279 inspections at events – including the Grand Prix, Moomba, St Kilda Festival and the Australian Open – and issuedRead more
What’s covered? Presented by Maddie Edwards, myosh Simplify Contractor Engagement and Compliance Key takeaways: Invite your contractors onto your HSEQ system, giving them access to the Contractor Management module and allowing them to populate it with all necessary records and documents for a specific job e.g. training and qualification records, licenses, insurance and employee details,Read more
A council has been branded “totally bonkers” by locals after it revealed that it would stop planting daffodils for the foreseeable future due to health and safety reasons. St Blaise Town Council – which covers the town of St Blazey in Cornwall – made the decision after recent play park inspection training, having been advisedRead more
Original article published by HSE This page explains changes to the scope of the PPE Regulations which apply from 6 April 2022. There is also basic advice on PPE at work. Amended regulations Duties unchanged but extended Definitions of limb (a) and limb (b) workers What PPE is Hierarchy of controls Employers with both employees andRead more
Original article published by EPA Proposed Rule is First-Ever Risk Management Rule Issued Under New Process in 2016 Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act WASHINGTON (April 5, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking action to protect people from asbestos exposure by releasing a proposed rule to prohibit ongoing uses of the only knownRead more
Original article published by OSHA WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is initiating an enforcement program that identifies employers who failed to submit Form 300A data through the agency’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA). Annual electronic submissions are required by establishments with 250 or more employees currently required to keep OSHARead more
Original article published by Service NSW The NSW Government has launched the Digital Individual Contractor Licence in the Service NSW app, allowing tradies to easily access their work licences and contractors and consumers to quickly check credentials. Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government Victor Dominello said after a successful trial of more than 1400 tradiesRead more
Original article published by WorkSafe Queensland A bill has been introduced in Queensland Parliament to amend the Workers’ Compensation & Rehabilitation Act 2003 to create new offences around ‘claim-farming’ and re-introduce a timeframe around terminal illness or injury claims. ‘Claim-farming’ is a practice where third parties, including from local or overseas call centres or viaRead more
A new information sheet has been released to help health and safety representatives understand their powers, rights and functions under the WHSRead more
