20th August 2013…USSA Global Health and Safety Consultants Perth are conveniently located in Charles Street, North Perth. Our central location enables USSA to provide management services for the Perth metro and surrounding areas. We provide specialist services to construction companies and Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as well as to large organisations and government departments. This compliments […]
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Fatality on Pilbara Mine Site
15th August 2013…The Department of Mines is investigating the first death in Western Australia’s mining industry in almost two years. The body of a 26-year-old man from New Zealand was found at Fortescue Metals Group’s Christmas Creek mine at 8:00pm yesterday. The iron ore mine is located in the Pilbara region of WA, about 100 […]
New guidance “Managing Noise in the Coal industry to protect Hearing”
New guidance “Managing noise in the coal industry to protect hearing” (2013) is available now as a free download. ‘Coal mining has the highest incidence rate of [industrial deafness] claims in all the industries examined – nearly 14 times the national average.’ (Australian Safety and Compensation Council, 2006). The guidance booklet, produced by ‘The Coal Services’ […]
Safe Work Australia: Stress costs Aus business over $10 billion p.a.
Safe Work Australia has released its first report on work-related mental stress and its associated costs based on an analysis of Australian workers’ compensation claims data from 2008-09 to 2010-11. The report includes comparisons of rates of mental stress claims across industry sectors and occupations for male and female workers but does not distinguish between […]
WA WorkSafe: Further warnings on checking High Risk Work Licences
WorkSafe WA Commissioner Lex McCulloch said further information on fraudulent licences had been received since a warning was issued earlier this week. “We issued a warning on Tuesday to check on NSW-issued High Risk Work Licences after two fake licences were discovered in WA,” Mr McCulloch said. “We have since received unconfirmed reports that fraudulent […]
WA WorkSafe: Freight company fined $20,000 over forklift injury
A Canning Vale freight company has been fined $20,000 (plus $1591 in costs) over an incident in which an employee was injured by a reversing forklift. Massena Pty Ltd – trading as Star Freightlines – pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe work environment and was fined in the Perth Magistrates Court […]