Archived News for OHS Sector Professionals - December, 2019
A joint letter from over 100 doctors urges Australia to protect imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
MAX work scrapped
Boeing will halt commercial production of its 737 MAX in January after two fatal crashes ...
New surface too slick for superbugs
Researchers have created what could be the ultimate non-stick coating.
Tariff blamed for unsafe work
A Tasmanian farmer is blaming electricity tariffs for the loss of his finger.
Police camera plan complete
Victoria Police says it has completed a rollout of 9,000 body-worn cameras.
Councils want cladding list
Councils are calling on the NSW Government to release details on over 400 high-risk buildings with dangerously flammable cladding.
Tonnes dumped after WA fire
Recycled material has been dumped in landfill in the weeks since a fire destroyed one of the Western Australia’s biggest recycling facilities.
Whittlesea sacks CEO
Former Victoria Police chief Simon Overland has been sacked as chief executive of Melbourne’s Whittlesea Council.
ACCC issues quad warning
The ACCC is urging people to be vigilant about safety when using quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles (SSV) this summer.
Russia plugs nuclear ship
Russia has suggested Australia follow its lead by building an offshore, floating nuclear reactor.
Dust spike shows monitoring gap
There are calls for chemical analysis of airborne pollution in the Queensland mining town of Moranbah.
Space-bot to watch faces
An emotion-sensing robot is being sent to the International Space Station to aid astronauts' mental health.
Uber shows dark stats
Uber has revealed it received more than 3,000 reports of sexual assault in the United States last year.
Work phones bring new risks
A cyber security expert says organisations face new issues from the use of personal mobile devices in the workplace.
Success in dam action
The victims of the 2011 Queensland flood disaster have won a major class action against the State Government.
'Dodgy developers' claim denied
Canberra developers say they are not to blame for bad buildings, as the Government plans to ban “dodgy developers”.
Ombudsmen slams WorkSafe
Victoria’s Ombudsman has slammed the state’s WorkCover scheme and WorkSafe.
SafeWork spreads silicosis message
SafeWork NSW says it has dramatically increased awareness of silicosis and standardised practices of exposure prevention.