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Comcare to prosecute Customs over employee injury - 06 Aug 2010
Australia’s federal workplace safety regulator Comcare today launched federal court proceedings against the Customs and Border Protection Service after an employee slipped and fractured both arms while working at the Adelaide International Airport in December 2008.
Comcare secures increased forklift safety at Linfox - 02 Aug 2010
National transport carrier Linfox will continue to make important safety improvements at its Welshpool container yard after a successful prosecution by Comcare following the injury of a forklift driver in 2007.
Comcare to prosecute Rail Corp over SA bridge deaths - 30 Jul 2010
Australia’s federal safety regulator Comcare today launched Federal Court proceedings against Australian Rail Track Corporation over the deaths of two members of the public on an ARTC access road near Bowmans Bridge South Australia in 2008.
Work safety delivers lower compensation costs in Comcare scheme - 21 Jul 2010
Federal public sector employers have received a 4% reduction in their annual workers’ compensation premiums by working more cooperatively with the federal government regulator Comcare to reduce harm in the workplace, the Deputy CEO and Head of Scheme Integrity, Steve Kibble, announced today.
2010 SRCC Safety Award finalists announced - 18 Jun 2010
The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC) today announced the national finalists in its annual safety awards, which include a new focus of keeping workers healthy at work.
National forklift campaign to improve workers' safety - 15 Jun 2010
Improving the safety of workers near forklifts is the focus of a new national safety campaign involving Australia’s federal workplace safety regulator, Comcare.
Comcare secures increased worker protection at Aboriginal Hostels Ltd workplaces - 04 Jun 2010
Australia’s federal safety regulator, Comcare, has required a federal Government-owned company that supplies temporary accommodation to indigenous people to improve its work safety after an employee was injured using a goods lift.
Comcare Court Action Over Alleged Unsafe Postie Bikes - 03 Jun 2010
Australia’s federal safety regulator Comcare, has launched federal court proceedings against Australia Post over allegedly unroadworthy postie bikes discovered at the Northern Territory’s Palmerston Delivery Centre.
Workplace Safety gets a Boost from National Awards - 29 Apr 2010
The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission has congratulated federal employers that have won recognition in the 5th Annual Safe Work Australia Awards presented in Canberra yesterday.
‘Healthy at Work’ New focus for 2010 SRCC Safety Awards - 26 Mar 2010
There’s a new focus to Commonwealth workplace safety awards this year, as the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC) promotes innovation in health and wellbeing programs.