There are thousands and thousands of people who are passionate about occupational health and safety - from elected representatives in workplaces, to lawyers and academics working in the field and others who volunteer their time in support groups. Read about some of these wonderful people.
Derek Jones is one of the joint winners of the 2008 OHS Rep of the Year. We spoke with him about winning the award and some of the important lessons he has learned over his six years as an occupational health and safety rep...read more
Tarek Soueid was awarded the Health and Safety Representative of the Year for 2007....read more
The tireless anti-asbestos campaigner, Bernie Banton, passed away peacefully in his sleep at 1am Tuesday November 27th, 2007. ...read more
A dedicated union member and organiser, Tony lost his fight with mesothelioma...read more
At the 2006 WorkSafe Awards Brodene Wardley was nominated Occupational Health and Safety Representative of the year. Brodene is a CFMEU member who believes that standing up and speaking out are very important on sites like the one she worked at: the Hamilton Sands Project....read more
Pat Preston, the 2005 recipient of the Award for Outstanding Leadership and Contribution to Health and Safety, is well known throughout Victoria’s construction industry as the Manager of the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union’s OHS & Environmental Unit. and he is widely respected for his passion, untiring work and achievements in the cause of construction safety....read more
Prior to this year's International Workers' Memorial Day, SafetyNet spoke to Jack and Deanne May, president and secretary of IDSA respectively – the Industrial Deaths Support and Advocacy Inc. ...read more
Professor Harry Glasbeek has been described as ‘one of several almost unsung heroes of the Canadian occupational health and safety movement’....read more
Peter Gordon is a Senior Partner with the well-known labour law firm Slater & Gordon, who has for over 20 years sought justice and compensation for thousands of workers exposed to the deadly fibre, asbestos. He spoke with SafetyNet about 2 asbestos-related matters that are currently engaging his attention....read more
Owen Tudor, then the director of the Occupational Health and Safety Unit at the UK Trade Union Congress was in Australia in May 2003. Owen spoke at a number of OHS related forums, including the ceremony at VTHC for International Workers Memorial Day, at the ACTU and at WorkSafe Victoria. SafetyNet asked Owen a few questions on OHS generally, and the role of reps and unions in particular....read more
Anne Hudson, RN, BSN (USA), founder of the Work Injured Nurses’ Group in the United States (WING USA), and now author and activist. Anne was in Australia as a guest of the Victorian Branch of the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) and spoke at the ANF’s "No-Lifting Expo"....read more