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Australian Standards offer a nationally uniform OHS code

Wednesday 19 August 2009

THE slow and ongoing progress towards national harmonsation of OHS law across Australia's nine jurisdictions highlights just how complex OHS law compliance is for employers in Australia.


Benchmarking OHS records with national hazard exposure data

Monday 02 February 2009

OHS records are vitally important, but as Ray Schaffer* reports for Safety First there are records of quite another type that are equally crucial.


Obesity concerns for workplace designers

Monday 19 January 2009

THE Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) today released a research report on the occupational health and safety (OHS) implications of accurate data for the design of Australian workplaces.


National survey on exposure to workplace hazards released

Wednesday 03 December 2008

The Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) Chairman, Bill Scales AO, has released the National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance (NHEWS) survey - 2008 Results and the accompanying National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance (NHEWS) survey - Survey Handbook.


Workplace fatalities on the decline

Tuesday 25 November 2008

THE Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) Chairman, Bill Scales AO, has recently announced the release of two reports on workplace fatalities.


Get involved to make work safer

Friday 17 October 2008

THE Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) Chairman, Mr Bill Scales AO, today encouraged all Australians to get involved in national Safe Work Australia Week and make workplace safety a priority.


Updated hazardous substances information

Wednesday 27 August 2008

THE Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has announced it will update the listing of classified hazardous substances on the Hazardous Substances Information System (HSIS) online database to reflect changes in Europe’s 29th Adaptation to Technical Progress to Directive 67/548/EEC.


Preparations begin for Safe Work Week 08

Monday 14 July 2008

AUSTRALIAN organisations and businesses are encouraged to start preparing for national Safe Work Australia Week and to take advantage of the wide range of free resources that are now available.


Hazardous substances information system update

Tuesday 24 June 2008

THE Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has announced it will update the listing of classified hazardous substances on the Hazardous Substances Information System (HSIS) online database to reflect changes in Europe’s 29th Adaptation to Technical Progress to Directive 67/548/EEC.


National manual task standard declared

Sunday 28 October 2007

THE National Standard for Manual Tasks (2007) and the National Code of Practice for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders from Performing Manual Tasks at Work (2007) were declared on 22nd August 2007 by the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC).


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