Safety News December 2019 | Safety Australia Group

December 2019
Issue 36

Transitioning to ISO45001 – what you need to know

ISO 45001 is a product of collaboration between more than 70 countries, and is the first global standard of its kind. Designed to work with any organisation, large or small, the universal framework makes the new standard accessible for even the smallest business. We have put together some simple basics to get you underway.

Violence against nurses tackled using virtual reality training

Using the latest in virtual reality (VR) technology, interactive training has gone to the next level for nursing students who can learn to confront and talk down an aggressive hospital visitor ‘Angry Stan’.

National Return to Work Strategy 2020-2030

More than half a million Australians sustain a work-related injury or illness each year. The impact of this is felt in their daily lives, their families and their communities. This is why workers are at the heart of Safe Work Australia’s new 10 year vision to minimise the impact of work-related injury and illness.

Melbourne Company Fined $650,000 after deadly fall

A construction company has been convicted and fined $650,000 after a labourer fell to his death during the building of a Melbourne high rise. The company was found guilty by a jury in the County Court of two offences of failing to maintain a safe working environment and failing to provide instruction and received a $325,000 fine for each of the charges.

First QLD prosecution under Industrial Manslaughter laws

In a first for Queensland, the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor has commenced a prosecution against Brisbane Auto Recycling Pty Ltd for industrial manslaughter under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.