Archived News for OHS Sector Professionals

A Safe Work Australia study has shown that some manufacturing workers are going unprotected in the face of serious hazards.

Risk and reward in refugee hard line

An Australian expert has questioned the Coalition's much-lauded boat turn-back policy, saying it creates new dangers and spreads problems to our international neighbours.

Shifting danger shown in harsh numbers

The transport sector has seen the highest number of deaths in any Australian industry this year.

Council could arm walls against wee

The Gold Coast City Council wants to protect its walls against mass urination.

Study plots risks for pharmacy vaccination

New research has moved pharmacists one step closer to giving vaccinations as part of their professional role.

Careers extinguished by chemical find

A Victorian fire-fighter training facility has been shut down and two WorkSafe executives have lost their jobs following the discovery of chemicals in the water supply.

Danger money decried by ATA

The Australian Trucking Association's (ATA) owner-driver representative says ‘danger pay’ for truck drivers would leave them worse off.

Federal farm safety focus filters down

Authorities are keeping up the fight against risks in the agriculture industry.

Queensland carers hurting at work

New statistics show that the ageing healthcare workforce is feeling the strain in its very bones.

SA seeks nuclear know-how

South Australia’s Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis is getting Canadian government officials involved in SA’s royal commission into the nuclear industry.

Safety scheme scrapped for now

A planned scheme to rate the safety Australian trucking companies has been abandoned.

Study to sound-out chemical risk

Experts are investigating whether chemical exposure in the workplace can affect hearing.

Book puts hard word on men's cancer fears

Every week in Australia, three men will be diagnosed with male breast cancer.

Women report rampant sexism in surgery

A senior surgeon has shed an ugly light on gender equality in the medical profession.

Cleaning products swabbed to find what 'green' means

Common consumer products, including those marketed as ‘green', 'all-natural', 'non-toxic', and ‘organic’, emit a range of harmful compounds.

AusPost scores low on safety

Authorities have uncovered a series of maintenance issues on Australia Post trucks.

Deal struck to bring OneSky closer

Australia's new air traffic management system will merge both civilian and military aircraft tracking into a single system.

Government posts waste dump wanted ad.

The Australian Government is back on the hunt for sites to build a national radioactive waste dump.

Heavy metal dust traced to Townsville Port

Dust contaminated with metals at levels above state and international benchmarks is falling onto playgrounds in Queensland, and a new study has traced it to the city’s port.