02Feb 2018 by Admin

WorkSafe Victoria Release Workplace Fatality Statistics

WorkSafe is urging Victorian workplaces to re-think their approach to safety following a rise in the number of fatalities at work in 2017. A total of 27 Victorians lost their lives as a result of an incident at a workplace last year - the highest toll since 2009. This includes 14 deaths from incidents on farms, which is the highest number of farm fatalities since 2004. Tragically, the first Victorian workplace death of 2018 also occurred on a farm. Last Thursday, a stock agent in his 50s was trampled to death while drafting cattle on a farm at Georges Creek near Albury Wodonga. WorkSafe's Head of Operations and Emergency Management, Adam Watson said the horrific 2017 toll showed that employers and workers needed to think more constructively about what they…
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30Jan 2018 by Admin

Occupational Health and Safety Accreditation Changes | AS 4801, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001

It has been announced that AS4801 is changing into ISO 45001 next year. So far there has been an initial draft copy issued – DIS 45001. In preparation for this transition Australian businesses currently accredited with AS4801 will need to identify the gaps in their current systems and bring up to speed with ISO45001. WHEN WILL ISO 45001 BE AVAILABLE? A second draft version of ISO 45001 is now available, however, this is not a public draft document and will only be available to selected people. The final approved version of ISO 45001:2016 will be published in mid-2017. HOW SOON CAN I TRANSITION FROM AS4801 TO ISO 45001 WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE DIS? It may be useful to start communicating internally that AS4801 is changing to ISO 45001. You should…
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