Australian Safety & Learning Systems

02/10/2019

An annual month-long series of Mine Safety roadshows has started in Kalgoorlie, before travelling across nine other Western Australian cities and towns.

The Mines Safety Roadshow, which focusses on promoting on-site risk awareness at mine sites, is again taking place across Western Australia this month.

02/10/2019

The vital role occupational health and safety (OHS) representatives make in the workplace has been highlighted, at a time when four people are dying at work every week and physical and mental injuries are impacting thousands of people every year.

Safe work month highlights the importance of safety in the workplace, calling on workers to 'be a safety champion' and leaders for work health and safety...

25/09/2019

Safe Work is proposing the occupational exposure limit for respirable coal dust be reduced by 40 per cent.

25/09/2019

Recognising that safety is more than ticking boxes or checking things off a list, this year’s Safety Advocacy Award went to an individual who is shifting sector-wide approaches to safety.

More than ticking boxes or checking things off a list, this year’s Safety Advocacy Award went to an individual who is shifting sector-wide approaches.

21/09/2019

What is the value of a human life?

When it comes to work health and safety regulation in most parts of Australia, life is clearly not valued highly enough.

19/09/2019

Safe Work Month is coming up. Support healthy, safe and productive workplaces in Queensland, with 89 sponsorships available you're sure to find one that's perfect for your business.

Safe Work Month is the annual awareness month held in October that encourages all working Queenslanders to get involved in health and safety in their workplace, to help reduce death, injury and disease.

08/09/2019

Bushfire damaged asbestos warning!

Bushfire damaged asbestos warning!

Homes built or renovated before 1990 are likely to contain asbestos in floor tiles, fibro walls and ceilings, and corrugated roofing.

Fires can cause asbestos to crack and break, spreading fibres around the area. If fire debris is left undisturbed, the health risk from airborne asbestos fibres is low.

If you are returning to a fire-damaged home and there’s a chance there could be asbestos in the debris, keep it wet and try not to disturb or further break it until it can be cleaned up by a licensed asbestos removalist.

More information on handling fire damaged asbestos is at qld.gov.au/asbestos.

06/09/2019

The QLD mining and quarrying workforce have been required to partake in workplace safety sessions in the past 7 weeks as part of an urgent response to address ongoing WHS concerns in the state after the deaths of six workers in less than 12 months.

The CCAA is confident its entire Queensland membership has met the 31 August deadline for “safety reset” meetings, as the resources sector works to prevent further fatalities in the state.

04/09/2019

Six steps to turning your safety program into a safety culture.

04/09/2019

Western Australia has launched a $12.9 million initiative to protect workers through new workplace safety laws and safety initiatives.

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03/09/2019

People leave toxic work environments.

"Culture is more important than vision. Some leaders have great vision, but have created a toxic culture where that vision will never happen.

31/08/2019

a new training program at McDonald's aims to mitigate issues like bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination.

McDonald's announced Wednesday a new training program for restaurant workers and supervisors that aims to mitigate issues like bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination.