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JSAs must cover the imperfect procedures of others 23-Nov-2011
Risk assessments must address the "imperfect" procedures of other organisations in the supply ch..
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Lessons Learned by Rio Tinto after fatality 22-Nov-2011
Rio Tinto have produced a document regarding the lessons they learnt from an incident where one ..
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Safety Alert - Daewoo Concrete Boom Failure 15-Nov-2011
The latest safety alert regarding a serious failure found in the Daewoo Concrete Placement Boom ..
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How not to use ladders..! 14-Nov-2011
Acquired from Vertikal.net, an amazing set of pictures showing us all how not to use ladders! Se..
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Principal fined $350K after simple step overlooked, worker killed 22-Oct-2011
A Victorian principal contractor that failed to ensure a structure was stable during constructio..
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Fencing could have saved dog walkers life, principal fined $250K 21-Oct-2011
A NSW principal contractor that failed to secure a site has been fined $250,000, following a hor..
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Latest News from the QLD Industrial Magistrates Court 14-Oct-2011
A Queensland employer that failed to ensure an excavator operator followed its instructions has ..
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Interpretative Guideline - Officer 10-Oct-2011
This document from Safe Work Australia provides guidance on the interpretation and application o..
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Guide to the WHS Act 27-Sep-2011
A useful guide to the Work, Health and Safety Act 2011 can be found here (/_literature_92235/Gui..
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Employee/contractor debate decided in $940K damages case 23-Sep-2011
Workers who have greater expertise than their employers or supply their own equipment are not ne..
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Dont rest on your laurels, employers warned as JH fined $255K 22-Sep-2011
Employers that develop comprehensive safety systems must "always be alert to ensure that those s..
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Issue 25 - Lifting Matters Newsletter 20-Sep-2011
The latest newsletter of 'Lifting Matters' published by Universal Cranes has been released and i..
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Supervisors Unsafe Example Costly for Employers 05-Sep-2011
A recent Fair Work Australia decision has shown just how important it is for managers to lead by..
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Notified Fatalities Report April 2011 23-Aug-2011
For an interesting read, see Safe Work Australia's Notified Fatalities Report for April 2011 her..
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Coroner Calls for Annual Competency Assessments after Death 21-Jul-2011
A coronial investigation into the death of a Tasmanian worker has highlighted the importance of ..
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New Federal Safety Accreditation Audit Criteria 01-Jul-2011
The new audit criteria for Federal Safety Accreditation can be found here (/_literature_88379/Ne..
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Safety Alert - Plant Roll-Over Risks 27-Jun-2011
The latest safety alert regarding the risks of plant roll-over during road construction can be f..
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Snapshot Guide of OHS Standards 27-Jun-2011
A snapshot guide to Australian Standards and Certification of Occupational Health & Safety c..
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QLD Safety Show 2011 06-Jun-2011
Global Strategies Group is proudly presenting the Mango platform at this years QLD Safet..
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Safety Alert - Tubing Failure 03-Jun-2011
The latest safety alerty regarding a serious injury due to a tubing failure can be found here (/..
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Labour-hire companies warned after fatality and $100K fine 25-May-2011
Labour-hire companies must direct on-hired workers to speak out if they are asked to perform tas..
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Safety Slogan Collection 23-May-2011
A huge collection of safety slogans can be found here (/_literature_86459/Safety_Slogan_Collecti..
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Emergency Prepareness - The Edge 20-Apr-2011
An interesting sequences of pictures showing how to 'handle' an emergency can be found here (/_l..
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New Module in Mango Released 14-Apr-2011
With Release 6.2 of Mango, a new module (Statistics / KPI) has been released for customer testin..
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Lead Indicators - 2011 06-Apr-2011
A presentation on Lead Indicators can be found here (/_literature_84513/Lead_Indicators_-_2011)...
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Worker awarded $1.4m after manual handling whinge ignored 30-Mar-2011
A Victorian employer could have eliminated a host of "self-evident" manual handling risks throug..
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News section launched 29-Mar-2011
Global Strategies Group has launched a news section!..


