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Reflecting the wave of occupational health and safety regulation reform that swept through Australia from the mid-1970s, following the British Robens Report, the Australian States and Territories enacted legislation that replaced the traditional style legislation with performance-based legislation imposing broad general duties, with regulations ...
Safe Work Australia comprises 15 Members who work with agency staff to deliver the objectives of the strategic and operational plans. These members include an independent Chair, nine members representing the Commonwealth and each state and territory, two members representing the interests of workers, two representing the interests of employers and the Chief Executive Officer.
Queensland's five-year average of electrical fatalities per million of population has declined from 3.6 in 2001 to just 1.24 as at 30 June 2005 – well below Australia's national average. In the period July 1996 to June 2002, 65 fatalities were reported.
The Fair Work Commission (FWC), until 2013 known as Fair Work Australia (FWA), [1] is the Australian industrial relations tribunal created by the Fair Work Act 2009 as part of the Rudd Government's reforms to industrial relations in Australia. [2] [3] Operations commenced on 1 July 2009.
Blue Card Services administers the blue card system—Queensland’s Working with Children Check. The blue card system is used in Queensland, Australia as a prevention and monitoring system for people working with children and young people. [1] Other states in Australia have a similar working with children check, but are not called a "blue card".
The Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS; previously known as the Safety Institute of Australia, SIA) is Australia's peak body for the occupational health and safety profession. Established more than 75 years ago, the Institute has a membership of over 4,000 individuals and more than 50 corporate members.
Smart Service Queensland (SSQ) provides contact centre services to the public, meaning people can access state government services through one contact rather than dealing with agencies individually. SSQ delivers the 13 QGOV call centre and the Queensland Government master website (qld.gov.au).
The term safe work procedure (SWP) originated in Victoria, Australia, and is predominantly used as a risk management tool by industries throughout Australia, particularly in the mining sector. SWPs are also referred to using other terms, such as standard operating procedure (SOP). A safe work procedure is a step by step description of a process ...