SafetyNet 507

Welcome to the October 9 edition of the VTHC's OHS Unit's weekly journal SafetyNet.

It is with great sadness that we report that over the past week two Victorians have been killed in work or work-related incidents.

Victorian HSRs: Have you registered for the HSR Conference? Time is running out to ensure your employer MUST allow you to attend on paid leave, so get onto it today! Deputies and others interested in OHS are welcome as well. (See below)

We ask you to send your feedback as it helps us make SafetyNet as useful for our subscribers as possible. Please send your comments through to Renata at [email protected], but don't hit 'reply', start a fresh email! Love it or hate it, we want to know about it. So don't hesitate to send in your emails.

To keep up to date and informed between editions of the journal, go to our We Are Union: OHS Reps Facebook page. Also, if you're an HSR or deputy, you should join the OHS Network Facebook

Featured in this issue:

RELATED

SafetyNet 712
This week in SafetyNet: a new tool for HSRs, International Workers' Memorial Day highlights, six key climate risks for workers, research on technology-facilitated harassment, a concerning case study on welding fumes, dropped...
Read More
SafetyNet 711
This week in SafetyNet, as International Workers' Memorial Day fast approaches, we cover: child labour violations in retail, a director charged over ‘teen in a toolbox’, research on how 'toughness culture' risks...
Read More
SafetyNet 710
This week in SafetyNet: Beard bans deemed reasonable on safety grounds; tougher penalties for attacks on federal frontline workers; gate failure costs Built Tech $40k; research on parental discrimination and return-to-office conflict; the battle to...
Read More