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Member for McEwen ...
Friday 03 February
The Member for McEwen, Rob Mitchell, signs the Pledge to support safer roads.
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Dudley Street Clos...
Tuesday 31 January
The works to enable the installation of concrete panels to the new bridge structure, will entail a full closure of Dudley Street between Wurundjeri Way and Adderley Street (Melway Ref: 43 C7-D7) from 11:00am on Saturday 4th February to 11:00am on Sunday 5th February 2012.
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Swanston Street Re...
Wednesday 25 January
The major works to renew the tram tracks and establish the foundations for two pairs of accessible stops will begin in the early hours of Saturday 4th February 2012.
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NTC report on ...
Friday 02 December
After advice from Occupational Health and Safety agencies, the NTC recommends that "chain and dogs" are not used for safety reasons.
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Safe Rates Bill no...
Wednesday 23 November
The Federal Government has introduced its long-awaited Safe Rates legislation into the House of Representatives.
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Getting On or Off Mobile Plant/Equipment Safely Survey

Friday, December 16, 2011

Please complete the following survey to assist the Transport Safety Network gather important information from transport workers regarding getting on/off mobile plant/equipment safely.

Safe Rates Bill now in Parliament - Long wait was worthwhile

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

The Federal Government has introduced its long-awaited Safe Rates legislation into the House of Representatives.

VicRoads says slow down on work sites

Thursday, September 8, 2011

VicRoads is reminding people follow speed limits on work sites. These speed limits are enforceable and are in place for the safety of the travelling public and workers involved in road work.

Entries for WorkSafe Awards closing soon

Friday, August 19, 2011

Entries for the WorkSafe Awards are closing on 31 August 2011. You can submit your entry online.

All MSIC will expire in 2011 - have you renewed yours?

Monday, August 15, 2011

On the 1st of January 2007 the State Govt introduced the need for a Maritime Security Identification Card (MSIC). Any person requiring unescorted access within a maritime security zone is required to display a MSIC.

Plant & Vehicle Rollover

Monday, August 15, 2011

In two separate recent incidents, a Roller and a Water Truck have rolled over during road construction works on VicRoads projects.

Safely Storing Dangerous Goods

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

In response to a request from one of our members, we asked Peter Vitali from WorkSafe?s Dangerous Goods Unit (more than 35 years experience in the petrochemical, paint, plastics and package manufacturing industry) to put together some advice on the storage of small quantities of dangerous goods.

Tipper truck maintenance and operation

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Recently a tipper truck experienced a failure of the tipper body when discharging its load of asphalt.

Head of Workplace Safety Authorities campaigns in transport

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Following is an excerpts from the Final Report of the Head of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA) on the Delivering the goods safely and Forklift Safety campaigns:

Transport one of the industries targeted by WorkSafe

Monday, July 4, 2011

Transport is among the industries targeted by WorkSafe in blitz on the "state's most dangerous industries."

Workhealth release statistics

Monday, June 20, 2011

Workhealth have released some interesting statistics that relate to the 340,000 health checks that have been completed as of March 2011.

OHS Regulations and Codes of Practice released for public comment - Closing 4 April 2011

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Work on harmonisation of Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws is continuing, and they are timed to start on 1 January 2012. As part of this process, draft regulations and codes of practice have now been released for public comment. The comment period closes on 4 April 2011. These regulations and codes will replace existing safety regulations and codes in all states on 1 January 2012.

VicRoads Worksite Safety Update

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

This Update contains articles on: - Do Your SWMS Comply With Regulations? - Safety Cameras Installed on M80 Project - The Performance of Temporary Safety Barriers in Victoria - Victoria?s First Reckless Endangerment Conviction for Company - New WorkSafe Guidance Note for Earthmoving Equipment Used as a Crane

$130k fine over truck driver death

Thursday, April 29, 2010

A truck driver died after suffering head injuries while loading an elevated work platform onto a semi-trailer in 2007.

Company receives record fines over truck driver death

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

A company and its director have been charged, convicted and fined $870,000 over the death of a 21 year old truck driver who was killed after being ordered to drive a truck with defective brakes.

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