Yearly Archive: 2019

Dry Cutting of Engineered Stone – New Regulations in Force

11-09-2019

Workers exposed to silica as respirable dust can develop disease including lung cancer and silicosis in a number of forms; Acute silicosis which occurs after a short exposure to very high levels of dust within a few weeks or years. Accelerated silicosis can occur after exposures of 3-10 years. Chronic silicosis which occurs after long...


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WORKPLACE MANSLAUGHTER LAWS COMING TO VICTORIA

16-07-2019

The Andrews Labor Government made a commitment as part of its 2018 re-election platform to introduce industrial Manslaughter laws into Victoria. This introduction will form part of the review of the Victorian Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004. In Victoria up to 30 people are killed and almost 26,000 people are injured at work every...


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