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Current News for GeneralUnionSafe News – December 2005 08 December 2005Welcome to the UnionSafe bulletin, keeping you informed about the hottest additions to your occupational health and safety website. Workers Sneeze at Stress 08 December 2005It’s official – stress makes workers sick. Laws Punish Justice Seekers 01 December 2005John Howard’s atavistic industrial relations package may see people fined for campaigning against killer companies such as James Hardie, the Australian Council of Trade Unions is warning. Chorus Grows for Hardie Deal 24 November 2005James Hardie is refusing to commit to a Friday deadline to sign a deal to compensate victims of its asbestos products. UnionSafe News - November 2005 09 November 2005Welcome to the UnionSafe bulletin, keeping you informed about the hottest additions to your occupational health and safety website. Safety Champs Take Title 09 November 2005UnionSafe award winners have scooped the pool at the WorkCover NSW Safe Work Awards. WorkChoices a Killer: Study 03 November 2005The Howard Government’s industrial relations laws will leave people for dead, according to a major study commissioned by Unions NSW. Deregulation Kills 27 October 2005Safety law deregulation – such as that which the Howard Government is proposing - leads to more workplace injury and deaths, according to a British report. Disabled Family Members Dudded 27 October 2005A disabled woman whose husband died because of asbestos exposure has been stripped of $165,000 awarded to take care of her. Cyber Safety Now at Hand 13 October 2005Finding out about health and safety at work has just become easier, with new laws taking effect which stop bosses snooping on their employees’ internet and email use. Howard’s Razor Taken to OHS 13 October 2005Workplace safety has been added to John Howard’s Senate majority hit list, following the announcement of a business-led taskforce to cut regulations. UnionSafe News - October 2005 06 October 2005Welcome to the UnionSafe October bulletin, keeping you informed about the hottest additions to your occupational health and safety website. Behaviour Programs Overlook Bosses 06 October 2005Safe Behaviour Programs too often assume unsafe behaviour is the only cause of accidents rather than the last link in a chain of events, according to a paper from the National Research Centre for OHS Legislation. Safety the Focus 06 October 2005A man who had an electrical board blow up in his face while working as an apprentice electrician will tell his story at the NSW WorkCover Safety Show in Sydney later this month. Nanotech the New Asbestos 22 September 2005Unions have warned cutting-edge nanotechnology – used to build materials atom by atom - could be the next asbestos. Safety Locked Out 21 September 2005The Australian Manufacturing Workers wants right of entry laws strengthened after health and safety inspections were repeatedly blocked at a rural NSW mine site. Smokers Win Right to Sue for Asbestos 14 September 2005Thousands of people stand to benefit from a landmark NSW District Court ruling that opens the way for former smokers to be compensated for asbestos-related diseases. Canada Shamed 14 September 2005Canada’s export of asbestos to tsunami-ravaged countries was the target of worldwide protests last week. Looneys Threaten to Strike 08 September 2005Daffy Duck is threatening to strike over pay and health and safety issues. Smoke Ban Extinguished for Profits 01 September 2005The Australian Hotels Association is using a WA Government decision to allow smoking in a casino’s high rollers room to call for relaxed smoking laws across the hospitality industry. | |
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