In response to the prevalence of silica related diseases throughout several industries, a review and halving of the workplace exposure standard by Safe Work Australia for respirable crystalline silica in July 2020. Following this, the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Crystalline Silica) ...

WorkSafe Victoria has recently introduced some additional powers and infringement notices, that may range from 2 to 10 penalty units. (Penalty Unit $181.74). The issuing of these notices commenced on the 1st of August 2021. Infringement notices can be issued for offences including: ·&nbsp...

With the imposition of lockdowns in Victoria, businesses have had to find different ways to maintain the currency of their employees that does not rely upon face-to-face learning. The advent of real time on-line training has been one way to keep employees up to date as well as compliant with eit...

October is National Safe Work Month in Australia. A time of the year when the safety community and workplaces come together around a central theme. In 2022 the chosen theme is “Think safe, work safe, be safe” Think safe—is the first step to thinking about health and safety, wh...

As Victoria's health and safety regulator, WorkSafe is responsible for ensuring that duty holders comply with their obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations). The Victorian Government made an ...