by claire | Sep 18, 2025 | News, Work Health and Safety
Safe Work Australia is currently undertaking a review of the model WHS (Work Health and Safety) laws. The public consultation period, as part of the review process, will end on November 3 2025. Why the need for a review? WHS legislation is enacted by each state,...
by claire | Aug 8, 2025 | News
From 1 July 2025, the updated Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) came into effect, introducing a streamlined framework designed to support quality, integrity, and outcomes across Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector....
by claire | Jul 16, 2018 | News, Work Health and Safety
Harmonisation, or a streamlining and revamping of health and safety legislation in Australia, has been talked about for around 10 years. It has long since been implemented in all states, excluding Victoria and Western Australia. The change of state government and...
by claire | Oct 11, 2015 | News, Work Health and Safety
On 4th September 2015 WorkSafe WA announced an inspection program to look at manual task incidents in hospitals and residential care. “Inspectors will visit hospitals and residential care services to see how well incidents and injuries involving manual tasks and...
by claire | Sep 10, 2015 | News
WorkSafe WA have announced a proactive inspection campaign to focus on manual tasks in the health care sector. See: http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/announcements/worksafe-inspection-program-look-manual-task-incidents-hospitals-and-residential-care Crest Training can...
by claire | Aug 25, 2015 | News
Many organisations in Australia build and implement their WHS management systems in alignment with AS/NZS 4801 or OHSAS 18001. ISO (The International Organisation for Standardisation) is developing a new standard, ISO 45001 Occupational health and safety management...
