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Safe Work Australia has released two research reports on engineered nanomaterials:
• Engineered nanomaterials: Evidence on the effectiveness of workplace controls
• Engineered nanomaterials: A review of toxicology and health hazards
Safe Work Australia has released three guidance publications for the stevedoring industry.The booklets aim to create a national approach to improving safety in Australian stevedoring by providing guidance on the best occupational health and safety practices for this industry.
The first issue of the Safe Work Australian is now available. The inaugural issue of Safe Work Australia's newsletter focuses on collaboration.
The National Online Statistics Interactive (NOSI) system has now been updated to include workers' compensation data from 2007-08. NOSI allows users to access statistics according to industry, occupation, fatal/nonfatal, age group, sex, time lost and the types and causes of injury or disease. Users can now create reports on the number of accepted claims, incidence and frequency rates covering the period from 1997-98 to 2007-08.
The draft Australian Criteria for the Classification of Hazardous Chemicals is now available for stakeholder comment.
Mr Tom Phillips AM, Safe Work Australia Council, today announced the commencement of the public comment period on the new model occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation.