OHS News

Workplace mental health

Workplace mental health needs a culture change

Changing workplace culture for better mental health It is no longer news to Australian employers that mental illness is one of the major threats to the nation’s productivity and prosperity....

Workplace mental health needs a culture change

Changing workplace culture for better mental health It is no longer news to Australian employers that mental illness is one of the major threats to the nation’s productivity and prosperity....

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OHS risks

OHS risks in the workplace can cause cancer

Are workplace exposures still causing cancers? The Cancer Council has reported that crystalline silica (CS) dust causes more than 230 cases of lung cancer in Australia each year but it...

OHS risks in the workplace can cause cancer

Are workplace exposures still causing cancers? The Cancer Council has reported that crystalline silica (CS) dust causes more than 230 cases of lung cancer in Australia each year but it...

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OHS training

OHS training to make workplaces safe in Victoria

After a 14-week training course, WorkSafe Victoria’s latest group of inspector and investigator graduates have began the task of keeping Victorian workers safe. The 22 graduates, made up of 18...

OHS training to make workplaces safe in Victoria

After a 14-week training course, WorkSafe Victoria’s latest group of inspector and investigator graduates have began the task of keeping Victorian workers safe. The 22 graduates, made up of 18...

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Workcover NSW and chemical hazards

Hazardous chemicals under the spotlight

The NSW Government has launched a five-year project to help protect workers against injuries and diseases from dangerous chemicals in the workplace. Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said crystalline...

Hazardous chemicals under the spotlight

The NSW Government has launched a five-year project to help protect workers against injuries and diseases from dangerous chemicals in the workplace. Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said crystalline...

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Mental wellbeing in NSW workplaces

NSW government findings into workplace mental h...

The NSW government has, this week released the most comprehensive research ever conducted about mental health in NSW workplaces. According to Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean the findings would...

NSW government findings into workplace mental h...

The NSW government has, this week released the most comprehensive research ever conducted about mental health in NSW workplaces. According to Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean the findings would...

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innovation in the workplace

Increasing the sources of innovation in Australia

Australia’s National Innovation and Science Agenda recognises that innovation and science are critical for Australia to deliver new sources of growth, maintain high-wage jobs and seize the next wave of economic prosperity....

Increasing the sources of innovation in Australia

Australia’s National Innovation and Science Agenda recognises that innovation and science are critical for Australia to deliver new sources of growth, maintain high-wage jobs and seize the next wave of economic prosperity....

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