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Listed below are Safe Work Australia's media releases.

If you have a media enquiry, please call 0434 664 294 or email mediaenquiries@safeworkaustralia.gov.au

Date

Title

3 February 2012
Helping hand for volunteers
18 January 2012
Setting the record straight on volunteers
16 January 2012
Finalists announced for 7th annual Safe Work Australia Awards
19 December 2011
Printer emissions in the workplace
12 December 2011
Get your comments in on the new Work Health and Safety Codes of Practice
8 December 2011
9th Safe Work Australia Meeting Communique
6 December 2011
Australia’s first safety ambassador of the year announced
21 October 2011
Thousands set to take part in Safe Work Australia Week
18 October 2011
New report reveals: compensated injury fatalities down but still room for improvement
7 October 2011
Put the spotlight on safety in your workplace
26 September 2011
Work Health and Safety Codes of Practice – Have your say
11 August 2011
Putting safety in the spotlight
29 July 2011
Communique - 8th Safe Work Australia Meeting
29 July 2011
Have your say on model Work Health and Safety legislation for the mining industry
15 July 2011
Public comment period now open: have your say on Model Work Health and Safety Legislation for the mining industry
12 May 2011
Safe Work Australia publishes report on carbon nanotubes
29 April 2011
Communique - 7th Safe Work Australia Meeting
29 April 2011
Annual Safe Work Australia Awards winners announced
11 April 2011
Response to concerns about Model Work Health and Safety Regulations
21 March 2011
Biological Hazards in Australian Workplaces
21 March 2011
Model Work Health and Safety Regulations
21 March 2011
Biomechanical Demands in Australian Workplaces
21 March 2011
Wet Work Exposure in Australian Workplaces
24 January 2011
Finalists announced for 6th Annual Safe Work Australia Awards
14 December 2010
Comparative Report on Work Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation Released
14 December 2010
Safe Work Australia releases new data on work-related deaths
8 December 2010
Comcare and Safe Work Australia joint media release - public comment period now open
8 December 2010
NT WorkSafe and Safe Work Australia joint media release - public comment period now open
8 December 2010
SafeWork SA and Safe Work Australia joint media release - public comment period now open
8 December 2010
WorkSafe Victoria and Safe Work Australia joint media release - public comment period now open
7 December 2010
Have your say on model work health and safety regulations - public comment period now open
2 December 2010
Safe Work Australia progresses model work health and safety legislation
22 November 2010
Have your say on new work health and safety regulations
25 October 2010
Safe work, a life saving national priority
9 September 2010
Safe Work Australia hosts the inaugural Nanotechnology Work Health and Safety Symposium
25 August 2010
Occupational noise-induced hearing loss publication
2 August 2010
Safe Work Australia publishes reports on methods to reduce the risk of exposure to nanomaterials
8 July 2010
Safe Work Australia report finds 39 per cent of workers are exposed to airborne hazards
30 June 2010
Safe Work Australia report finds workers trained in health and safety are more aware of asbestos risks
16 June 2010
Safe Work Australia publishes reports on work health and safety and nanomaterials
12 May 2010
Safe Work Australia reports a decrease in some occupational diseases
12 May 2010
Safe Work Australia reports an increase in mortality due to mesothelioma
30 April 2010
Media release New Australian Mesothelioma Registry launched
29 April 2010
Communique Safe Work Australia Progresses Model Work Health and Safety Legislation
28 April 2010
Annual Safe Work Australia
12 March 2010
Annual Compendium of Workers' Compensation Statistics released
19 February 2010
Communique Safe Work Australia identifies key themes for the next three years
15 February 2010
Tradespersons still at risk of asbestos exposure
3 February 2010
NHEWS Noise exposure report
3 January 2010
NHEWS Exposure to Sunlight report
15 December 2009
OHS and Workers Compensation Comparative Report Released
9 December 2009
New health and safety laws referred to WRMC
4 December 2009
Increase in work-related fatalities
10 November 2009
Stevedoring information booklets formally launched
4 November 2009
Safe Work Australia Week a success
4 November 2009
Media Release OHS and nanomaterials
26 October 2009
Safe Work Australia Week
19 October 2009
Work-Related Injuries Survey
2 October 2009
Media release Safe Work Australia Week 2009
28 September 2009
New national OHS laws open for comment
18 September 2009
Safe Work Australia Council Meeting 2 Communique
18 September 2009
New national OHS laws ready for release
31 August 2009
Work-related Injuries in Australia
29 June 2009
Public comments received on plant regulation
10 June 2009
New Era in OHS as Safe Work Australia Council holds inaugural meeting - Council Media Release
10 June 2009
Safe work australia council meeting one communiqué
18 May 2009
Communiqué from Australian, state, territory and New Zealand workplace relations ministers’ council
29 April 2009
Preliminary Public Comment Period for Plant Regulation Closing Soon
28 April 2009
National Safe Work Australia Awards Winners Announced
13 March 2009
OHS Implications for Manual Handling of Bariatric Patients Report and Case Studies Released
11 February 2009
Preliminary Public Comment Period for Plant Regulation Now Open
19 January 2009
OHS Implications of Obesity for Workplace Designers
9 January 2009
38 Finalists Announced for National Safe Work Australia Awards
3 December 2008
National Survey On Exposure To Workplace Hazards Released
24 November 2008
ASCC Releases Two Workplace Fatalities Reports
21 November 2008
Guidance Released for the Protection of Workers From UV Radiation in Sunlight
20 November 2008
Australian Safety and Compensation Council Meets in Canberra
29 October 2008
Asbestos Management and Control Literature Review Released
23 October 2008
Outstanding Support of Safe Work Australia Week
17 October 2008
Safe Work Australia Week is Here, Get Involved
3 September 2008
Public Have Their Say on Code of Practice for the Prevention of Falls in Housing Construction
25 July 2008
Australian Safety and Compensation Council Meets in Melbourne
22 July 2008
Publication of the Comparison of Worker’s Compensation Arrangements in Australia and New Zealand
15 July 2008
Annual Compendium of Workers’ Compensation Statistics 2005-06 Report Released
14 July 2008
Preparations Begin for Safe Work Australia Week 2008
24 June 2008
Hazardous Substances Information System Update
20 June 2008
Stevedoring Technical Group Meets for the First Time in Canberra
12 May 2008
Moving Towards National Consistency in Construction Induction Training
1 May 2008
National Code of Practice for the Prevention of Falls in General Construction Declared
30 April 2008
Work-Related Traumatic Injury Fatalities Report Released
30 April 2008
Release of the Draft National Code of Practice for the Prevention of Falls in Housing Construction for Public Comment
29 April 2008
Australian Safety and Compensation Council Meets in Canberra
28 April 2008
Winners Announced at National Safe Work Australia Awards
28 April 2008
Queenslanders Feature at the National OHS Awards
28 April 2008
EARS Australia wins Award at National Safe Work Australia Awards
28 April 2008
National Safe Work Australia Awards Winners Announced
28 February 2008
Annual Mesothelioma Report Released
28 February 2008
Tilt-up National Code Declared
27 February 2008
Australian Safety and Compensation Council Meets in Melbourne
8 February 2008
National Safe Work Australia Awards Finalists Announced