Archived News for OHS Sector Professionals

A tune-up is on the way for Victorian transport and safety authorities.

Union calls AirAsia to ground

The Transport Workers Union wants AirAsia banned from Australian airspace.

Safety stand-off taken to court

CFMEU officials will face court over allegations that they ordered work to stop on a Queensland construction site for six days, because the head contractor refused to remove a Safety Manager the CFMEU did not like.

Band-aids won't fix deadly schools risk

Authorities are warning that there is no cheap fix for asbestos contamination across New South Wales schools.

'Danger pay' decried by big players

Linfox and Toll – two of the biggest players in the transport industry – have rejected a call for truck drivers to be paid ‘danger money’.

BHP looks to dodge dying worker

BHP Billiton is looking to avoid a $2.2 million payment to a dying mesothelioma victim.

Nissan recalls over risky issue

Nissan has been forced to recall a string of its R52 Pathfinder vehicles.

Ping swing proposed for safety

New aviation rules could see all planes sending out a signal every minute, in an effort to find aircraft more easily when they disappear.

Worms wrangled for tiny toxicity test

The humble roundworm could become a pioneer of modern scientific safety, as part of tests to measure the toxicity of nanoparticles.

Anti-coal 'Bat Attack' taking off in NSW

Anti-fossil-fuel activists are planning a near week-long festival at the Whitehaven Coal mine in New South Wales.

Dog threat means guesses on Tas bills

Tasmanian electricity provider Tas Networks is facing some criticism for not reading meters at properties where there is a dog.

Drug change swaps builders for bill-makers

The Master Builders Association says lives will be put at risk when the Victorian Government scraps drug and alcohol tests on building sites.

Free access to nail dodgy builders

New South Wales builders will be able to save money and stay safe with the announcement of free access to the National Construction Code.

More foreign pay rorts found

The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) says one building site in regional New South Wales is exploiting dozens of foreign workers, with some paid just four dollars an hour.

Wind farm furore blows on

There have been some loud responses to a new report on the negative effects of wind farms.

Gas fluid find shows all is not well

The discovery of potentially toxic chemicals has brought the Gloucester coal seam gas (CSG) project to a halt.

Big fine for repeated overload by MSR

South Australia’s MSR Transport Operations Pty Ltd has been fined $100,000 for a string of serious safety breaches.

Climate outlook says all sectors must respond

Australia’s top national science agencies say looming climate change will hit the nation hard, and the chance to do anything about it is slipping away.

Council plugs health help in green offices

According to the Green Building Council of Australia, the design and layout of a workspace can have some pretty dramatic effects on productivity, health and wellbeing of staff.