OHS News

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Compliance priorities for safer mining

The NSW Resource Regulator announced on August 2, 2017, its compliance monitoring priorities alongside a new series of compliance workshops for the rest of 2017, including the mining sectors selected...

Compliance priorities for safer mining

The NSW Resource Regulator announced on August 2, 2017, its compliance monitoring priorities alongside a new series of compliance workshops for the rest of 2017, including the mining sectors selected...

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Traffic management Flickr cc: Craig Sunter

Failure to install traffic management resulted ...

A towing company has been convicted and fined $275,000 on the August 4, 2017 over an incident in which an employee loading a boom crane onto a truck parked on...

Failure to install traffic management resulted ...

A towing company has been convicted and fined $275,000 on the August 4, 2017 over an incident in which an employee loading a boom crane onto a truck parked on...

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Standardising patient safety and quality reporting data in all public and private hospitals. Flickr cc:Hamza Butt

Working towards patient safety

The federal and state health ministers have agreed with a proposal by Queensland Health Minister Cameron Dick at the COAG Health Council to work towards standardising patient safety and quality...

Working towards patient safety

The federal and state health ministers have agreed with a proposal by Queensland Health Minister Cameron Dick at the COAG Health Council to work towards standardising patient safety and quality...

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Sitting too long is bad for our brains. Image supplied by Michael Coghlan

Could too much sitting be bad for our brains?

In many aspects of life where we need to use our brain power, we also tend to sit down: at school, at work, sitting exams or concentrating on a crossword....

Could too much sitting be bad for our brains?

In many aspects of life where we need to use our brain power, we also tend to sit down: at school, at work, sitting exams or concentrating on a crossword....

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Fatigue Management

New technologies making driving for HV operator...

The third edition of the NSW Centre for Road Safety’s Safety Technologies for Heavy Vehicles and Combinations, was released on the 28 July 2017 for industry members and heavy vehicle operators. ...

New technologies making driving for HV operator...

The third edition of the NSW Centre for Road Safety’s Safety Technologies for Heavy Vehicles and Combinations, was released on the 28 July 2017 for industry members and heavy vehicle operators. ...

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WHS Safety awards

Working smart – The Hunter Safety Awards

There’s no doubt that workplace health and safety (WHS) impacts many people’s lives across a variety of sectors and industries. For some the daily risks are greater and safety is...

Working smart – The Hunter Safety Awards

There’s no doubt that workplace health and safety (WHS) impacts many people’s lives across a variety of sectors and industries. For some the daily risks are greater and safety is...

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