Clause 445 of the WHS Regulation states ” a person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that workers engaged by the person, whom the person reasonably believes may be involved in asbestos removal work or in the carrying out...

This painter was seen painting the eves on a residential building. Falling from heights is one of highest causes of injury in the construction industry. For more information about working at height at residential sites download Preventing falls in housing...

This month’s picture of the month is titled “if there is a will there is a way”. These 2 construction workers found it difficult to set up an access ladder to reach the scaffold so a pallet was used instead....

Clause 21 of the WHS Regulation states that a health and safety representative is entitled to attend the following courses of training in work health and safety: an initial course of training of 5 days, 1 day’s refresher training each...

The Australian Skills Quality Authority will undertake a strategic review of the entry-level occupational health and safety training required to work on construction sites in Australia, commonly known as the White Card. Concerns have also been raised about onlineassessment, particularly...

The Australian Skills Quality Authority will undertake a strategic review of the entry-level occupational health and safety training required to work on construction sites in Australia, commonly known as the White Card. There has been wide spread concern regarding the...

On 24 May 2004, a client attended the employer place of work a community service centre for the purpose of an access visit to her three children, who had been removed from her care the week prior. An interview was...

...

...

A company has been fined $275,000 for failure to ensure that people other than its employees were not exposed to risks to their health or safety and welfare at their workplace. At the time of the incident a crane crew...