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Breaking
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Every year in Queensland approximately 100 people die and 30,000 are seriously injured at work. Overall, total workplace incidents cost the Queensland economy over $5.2 billion each year.
Safe Work Australia Week (SWAW), 25 - 31 October 2009, is a national week which focuses attention on workplace safety issues. It aims to encourage all working Australians to get involved in, and concentrate on, safety in their workplace to reduce deaths, injuries and diseases.
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Safe Work Australia (SWA) is currently developing national model occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation to be implemented in all Australian jurisdictions in 2011.
A draft of the model legislation is now available for public comment. This is an opportunity to actively participate and voice your opinion on the development of new model OHS legislation.
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Industry
insights
BER is a $14.7 billion national investment by the Australian Government to improve the quality of facilities in Australian schools to meet the needs of 21st century students and teachers.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland is working to ensure contractors involved in BER comply with the highest standards of occupational health and safety during construction activities in schools.
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Health and safety hotspots
Get your organisation involved in Safe Work Australia Week! The Cancer Council Queensland has numerous programs and tools to assist your organisation’s involvement in this nationally celebrated week from 25 – 31 October 2009.
The week aims to encourage all working Australians to get involved in, and concentrate on, safety in their workplace to reduce deaths, injuries and diseases.
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The purpose of this alert is to inform all businesses and people who operate container sidelifters of the risk of injury when using this equipment to transfer a container from one vehicle to another.
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Legal
lessons
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Whitsunday dive boat operator, AP Vessel Management Pty Ltd, has been fined $25,000 after two overseas visitors on a recreational diving trip were stranded at sea overnight in May 2008.
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Compliance
and enforcement
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland recently launched the 2009 concrete pumping compliance campaign to promote safe and healthy work practices within the industry.
The campaign, involving concrete pump owners and operators across the state has been developed in response to an increase in the quantity of concrete pumps and an increase in incidents, injuries and fatalities.
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The Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ), Private Sector Industrial Relations (PSIR) and Electrical Safety Office (ESO) inspectorates will soon reach a new international standard of service delivery with the adoption of the Global Code of Integrity for Labour Inspection.
The code serves as a foundation to establish credible, ethical and consistently professional behaviours expected of labour inspectorate employees worldwide.
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Campaign
corner
The 2009 Visions Conference, hosted by the Safety Institute of Australia and supported by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, attracts health and safety professionals from around Queensland.
The forum showcases best practice in the health and safety industry and provides a platform to bring national health and safety issues to the forefront.
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The Smart Business Awards is a new program to coincide with Queensland's 150th birthday. The Smart Business Awards will applaud the efforts of those companies and entrepreneurs that have made the largest impact or transformation to the Queensland economy since 1859. Nominate your business now at smartbusinessawards.qld.gov.au
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