I was recently asked this question by a Manager attending a training course: "Is there a set of criteria and what are the employer duties to manage this issue?" While researching this topic, I found some insightful details on the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry website - &l...

Nationally Recognised Asbestos Removal Training – Class A and Class B My name is Stephen Gleeson, and as a trainer at HAZCON, I specialise in delivering courses that focus on creating a safer tomorrow for our industry.  In our training room, we make education interesting, engagi...

There are several resources available to duty holders which include, but are not limited to, the Victorian Dangerous Goods and the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation which captures hazardous substances. Whereas some of the other States and Territories are governed by the Work Health...

Within Australia, Safe Work Australia is the governing body who researches and assigns exposure standards for various substances used throughout workplaces. These can include, but not limited to, crystalline silica, welding fumes, lead and other chemicals. These exposure standards are called work...

The once booming mining town of Wittenoom now sits abandoned amongst the picturesque landscape of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Previously the centre of a bustling and prosperous mining industry, it now rests as the largest contamination zone in the southern hemisphere. Its haunting hi...