Archived News for OHS Sector Professionals - November, 2019
The charity regulator has stripped the activist group Aussie Farms of charity status.
MTC gets big prison deal
A $1.3 billion prison contract has been handed to a company facing grim allegations at its US operations.
Asbestos Awareness Week underway
This week is National Asbestos Awareness Week, a time to shine a light on the dangers of asbestos fibres.
Hazelwood firm convicted
The operator of Hazelwood Mine has been convicted for exposing workers and the public to dangerous conditions...
Illegal dump shut down
South Australia's Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has discovered a large illegal waste dump.
Truck crush triggers probe
Rio Tinto has launched an investigation after an employee crushed their own work ute with a haul truck.
Uber loses London license
Uber has lost its London operating licence over a “pattern of failures” on safety and security.
Virtual anger as nursing aid
Nursing students may soon face a barrage of insults and belligerence from a VR simulation of an angry patient.
Mesh case falls in women's favour
Australian women have won a landmark vaginal mesh class action against Johnson & Johnson.
Road ribbons carry warning
WA councils have launched a new campaign that allows people to spread road safety messages.
Big fine for Melbourne fatality
A construction company has been convicted and fined $650,000 after a labourer fell to his death from a Melbourne high rise.
Charges after apprentice death
Charges have been laid over the death of apprentice electrician in Tennant Creek.
Smoke hazard hits big cities
Bushfires have made air quality worse in Sydney and Brisbane worse than some of the world’s most polluted cities.
War memorial works plugged
Australian War Memorial boss Brendan Nelson says a $500 million expansion of the site will help veterans' PTSD.
Warning over Shellharbour shortage
The NSW nursing union says staff and patient safety is being put at risk by a lack of mental health staff at Shellharbour Hospital.
Work Safe issues annual stats
Work-related fatalities continue to decline but more efforts are needed, according to Safe Work Australia.
Authorities respond to Yuendumu death
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has been criticised for its delayed response to the police shooting of a teenager in the Northern Territory.
Charges over Inpex death
NT WorkSafe has charged two construction companies over the death of a man at the Inpex Onshore LNG Facility.
Hanssen faces prosecution
WorkSafe WA is prosecuting a building company that employed a labour hire backpacker who died as a result of a fall in 2016.