What are you doing for Healthier Work Day 2014?
ACT Work Safety Commissioner Mark McCabe is encouraging ACT workplaces to get involved in Healthier Work Day 2014, on Thursday 16 October. “This is a great opportunity to stop and focus on how we can...
View ArticleWorkSafe’s Hazardman School Competition winner announced
Minister for Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations Mick Gentleman has announced the winner of the Hazardman School Competition for 2014. “I am pleased to announce that Caitlin Johnstone, a year 8...
View ArticleBreakfast puts health back into health and safety
WorkSafe ACT's Healthier Work service today hosted its second networking breakfast for members of the Canberra business community. "Healthier Work is an important service which supports employers in...
View ArticleHealthier Work Day photo competition winners announced
ACT Work Safety Commissioner Mark McCabe has today announced the four winners of the Healthier Work Day photo competition, held on 16 October 2014 during ACT Safety Month. “As part of our celebrations...
View ArticleAsbestos Discovered in Imported Building Material
ACT Work Safety Commissioner Mark McCabe has warned the Canberra community and building industry to be diligent when ordering building products from overseas. The warning comes after some building...
View ArticleWorkSafe safety blitz focuses on residential construction
ACT Work Safety Commissioner Mark McCabe is reminding residential construction businesses not to be complacent about safety, as WorkSafe ACT’s safety blitzes continue. “Recently in the suburb of Crace,...
View ArticleACT adopts national model asbestos laws
On 25 November 2014 the Dangerous Substances (Asbestos Safety Reform) Amendment Bill 2014 was passed in the Legislative Assembly paving the way for the adoption of the national model asbestos laws. The...
View ArticleTraining ACT's Newest WorkSafe Inspectors
A training exercise staged at Majura this morning has improved capacity in WorkSafe ACT whilst boosting cooperation between the organisation and the ACT’s emergency services, Attorney-General, Simon...
View ArticleAirline Workplace Safety a Priority
Work Safe ACT has accepted an enforceable undertaking from Virgin Tech, part of Virgin Australia Group, requiring it to spend $625,000 on a number of strategies to enhance workplace health and safety...
View ArticleDanger from Cannon Fitzroy & Canterbury inbuilt space heaters
Carbon monoxide danger from Cannon Fitzroy and Canterbury inbuilt space heaters. Download
View ArticleImproving the ACT workers’ compensation scheme – less paperwork for employers
Currently, ACT employers must notify their workers’ compensation insurer about employee numbers and wages paid every six months - even if there has been no change from the amounts already declared....
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