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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..

• 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 ..

• Safety Alert - Daewoo Concrete Boom Failure 15-Nov-2011

  The latest safety alert regarding a serious failure found in the Daewoo Concrete Placement Boom ..

• 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..

• 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..

• 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..

• 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 ..

• Interpretative Guideline - Officer 10-Oct-2011

  This document from Safe Work Australia provides guidance on the interpretation and application o..

• 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..

• 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..

• 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..

• Issue 25 - Lifting Matters Newsletter 20-Sep-2011

  The latest newsletter of 'Lifting Matters' published by Universal Cranes has been released and i..

• 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..

• Notified Fatalities Report April 2011 23-Aug-2011

  For an interesting read, see Safe Work Australia's Notified Fatalities Report for April 2011 her..

• 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 ..

• New Federal Safety Accreditation Audit Criteria 01-Jul-2011

  The new audit criteria for Federal Safety Accreditation can be found here (/_literature_88379/Ne..

• 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..

• Snapshot Guide of OHS Standards 27-Jun-2011

  A snapshot guide to Australian Standards and Certification of Occupational Health & Safety c..

• QLD Safety Show 2011 06-Jun-2011

  Global Strategies Group is proudly presenting the Mango platform at this years QLD Safet..

• Safety Alert - Tubing Failure 03-Jun-2011

  The latest safety alerty regarding a serious injury due to a tubing failure can be found here (/..

• 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..

• Safety Slogan Collection 23-May-2011

  A huge collection of safety slogans can be found here (/_literature_86459/Safety_Slogan_Collecti..

• Emergency Prepareness - The Edge 20-Apr-2011

  An interesting sequences of pictures showing how to 'handle' an emergency can be found here (/_l..

• 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..

• Lead Indicators - 2011 06-Apr-2011

  A presentation on Lead Indicators can be found here (/_literature_84513/Lead_Indicators_-_2011)...

• 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..

• News section launched 29-Mar-2011

  Global Strategies Group has launched a news section!..