New Occupational health and safety management system (ISO 45001) A new occupational health and safety management system requirements is being produced by a Project Committee, ISO PC283. Scheduled publication date is October 2016. The Standard will be aligned with ISO 9001 (Quality Management) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), which will allow for a simpler and […]
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Company pleads guilty over Pilbara mine death
By USSA Global on August 18, 2014 in HSE News Australia, Incident Investigation, Incident Investigation perth, Latest News
Tuesday, 12 August 2014 Crushing Services International Pty Ltd (CSI) has entered a guilty plea in the Department of Mines and Petroleum’s prosecution related to the death of a Pilbara mine worker on 14 August last year. The matter was heard yesterday in South Hedland before Magistrate Potter. Mr Kurt Williams, a contracted electrician with […]
WA WorkSafe Offices relocated to Cannington
By USSA Global on August 18, 2014 in HSE News Australia, Incident Investigation, Incident Investigation perth, Latest News
August 2014 Over the next few months, the majority of the Department of Commerce divisions will be relocating, starting with WorkSafe on 15 August. From Monday 18th of August, WorkSafe will be located at the Mason Bird Building, 303 Sevenoaks Street, Cannington. If you have any questions or need further information, call 1300 307 8771300 307 877 […]
Worksafe: WA model WHS legislation on its way
By USSA Global on August 18, 2014 in Health and Safety Training, HSE News Australia, Incident Investigation, Incident Investigation perth, Latest News, On Site Support Perth, Risk Management, ultimate safety solutions, ultimate safety solutions australia
August 2014 On 12 August 2014, the Minister for Commerce, Hon Michael Mischin MLC announced that a Western Australian version of the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) bill would be introduced shortly into State Parliament. This will be in the form of a green bill, which will be released for a consultation period of three […]
National work health and safety guidance material released
By USSA Global on August 18, 2014 in global health and safety consultants, Health and Safety Consultants Perth, Health and Safety Training, HSE News Australia, Latest News, OHSAS 18001 Safety management, On Site Support Perth, Onsite Support, Risk Management, ultimate safety solutions, ultimate safety solutions australia
July 2014 Safe Work Australia have just released nine packages of national guidance material to support the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act and WHS Regulations. The topics are: Workplace traffic management Managing cash-in-transit security risks Managing risks in forestry operations Industrial lift trucks Amusement devices Safe design, manufacture, import and supply of plant […]
Lowest number of work-related deaths in 11 years
By USSA Global on August 18, 2014 in HSE News Australia, Incident Investigation, Incident Investigation perth, Latest News, Risk Management, ultimate safety solutions, ultimate safety solutions australia
July 2014 Australian workplaces have recorded the lowest number of fatalities in 11 years according to data released by Safe Work Australia today in the report Work-related Traumatic Fatalities, Australia 2014. The annual report found that 191 workers died from injuries received at work in 2013. Distressingly, the fatality rate for self-employed workers (4.39 deaths […]
Brownes fined for Milk Pollution
August 2014 Brownes Food Operations Pty Ltd appeared before Magistrate Kelvin Fisher at the Bunbury Magistrates Court on 28 July 2014 and was fined $100,000 after pleading guilty to pollution. The Court was told that between 27 November and 16 December 2011 between 70,000 and 140,000 litres of unprocessed milk was discharged into a storm water […]
Dumb Ways to Die
By USSA Global on June 30, 2014 in emergency management, emergency management consultants, emergency management solutions, emergency planning, fire and emergency training, global health and safety consultants, Health and Safety Consultants Perth, Health and Safety Training, HSE News Australia, Incident Investigation, Incident Investigation perth, Integrated Management Systems, Latest News, On Site Support Perth, Onsite Support, Risk Management, ultimate safety solutions, ultimate safety solutions australia
Check out the 2012 safety campaign for Metro Trains in Melbourne, which become an international YouTube sensation. The quirky clip called ‘Dumb Ways to Die’ features animated characters killing themselves in a number of ‘dumb’ ways and was made to highlight the importance of being safe around trains. It has become one of the most […]
Mining’s multi-billion-dollar black hole
By USSA Global on June 12, 2014 in HSE News Australia, ISO 14001 Environmental Management, Latest News
11th June 2014 A recent article in Sydney’s The Saturday Paper has reported on the massive clean up costs being faced by state governments across Australia. As the boom ends, poor oversight and lax bonds has left governments stuck with an enormous bill for mining’s clean-up. One example of this is Mount Morgan, near Rockhampton in Queensland, […]
Worker dies in suspected electrocution near Mount Gambier
24th Apr 2014 The workplace safety watchdog is investigating the death of a man at a worksite near Mount Gambier in South Australia’s south east on Wednesday. The 43-year-old is believed to have been electrocuted when a metal section he was lifting onto a shed came into contact with overhead power lines at Yahl. Craig […]