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workplace choices for women

OHS & WHS: Instead of asking women to ‘fix’ the...

Improving gender equality in the workplace needs to be more about ensuring that work is somewhere women feel they can belong and less about trying to simply “fix” women’s choices...

OHS & WHS: Instead of asking women to ‘fix’ the...

Improving gender equality in the workplace needs to be more about ensuring that work is somewhere women feel they can belong and less about trying to simply “fix” women’s choices...

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Research project into heat stress

OHS and WHS: ground breaking research underway ...

Researchers at the University of Adelaide are undertaking a national project to better understand the circumstances underpinning workplace injuries that occur in hot working conditions. Funded by the Australian Research...

OHS and WHS: ground breaking research underway ...

Researchers at the University of Adelaide are undertaking a national project to better understand the circumstances underpinning workplace injuries that occur in hot working conditions. Funded by the Australian Research...

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OHS and WHS risk for prison guards

Ravenhall Prison riot put staff at serious OHS ...

The Victorian Department of Justice and Regulation has been convicted and fined $300,000 for putting staff at risk in the lead-up to a riot at the Melbourne Remand Centre in...

Ravenhall Prison riot put staff at serious OHS ...

The Victorian Department of Justice and Regulation has been convicted and fined $300,000 for putting staff at risk in the lead-up to a riot at the Melbourne Remand Centre in...

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NSW safety laws on cladding

OHS and WHS: new safety laws for building products

Companies which use banned building products in NSW such as aluminium cladding could be hit with fines of more than $1 million dollars under new safety laws. According to the...

OHS and WHS: new safety laws for building products

Companies which use banned building products in NSW such as aluminium cladding could be hit with fines of more than $1 million dollars under new safety laws. According to the...

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Holiday stress

OHS and WHS: dealing with stress in the lead up...

If you find yourself feeling more stressed out than usual over the holiday season, you’re not alone. In fact, most adults may feel more effects of holiday stress than they do holiday...

OHS and WHS: dealing with stress in the lead up...

If you find yourself feeling more stressed out than usual over the holiday season, you’re not alone. In fact, most adults may feel more effects of holiday stress than they do holiday...

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traffic management safety

Traffic management under fire for OHS and WHS b...

Work Safe Victoria is urging employers, workers and the public to prioritise safety in and around roadside construction work after a recent inspection campaign revealed inadequate safety measures at a...

Traffic management under fire for OHS and WHS b...

Work Safe Victoria is urging employers, workers and the public to prioritise safety in and around roadside construction work after a recent inspection campaign revealed inadequate safety measures at a...

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