Australia and China sign OHS memorandum - From next Monday [2 December], Australia and China will have a new 5-year Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) agreement. Mr Wang Xianzheng, Vice President of the State Administration of Work Safety...
New National OHS Strategy endorsed by Ministers - The National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) welcomes the endorsement by the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council (WRMC) on 24 May 2002 of the release of The National OHS Strategy ...
NOHSC declares amendment to workplace atmospheric contaminants exposure standards - The National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) has declared amendments to the adopted national exposure standards for atmospheric contaminants in the occupational environment (Source A...
NOHSC releases the Australian Mesothelioma Register Report for 2002 - The National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) today launched its 2002 report of the Australian Mesothelioma Register. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer, usually of the pleura or lini...
Government to Consider Workers Compensation Reform - The Federal Government today announced it would examine streamlining Australia’s various workers’ compensation and occupational health and safety schemes. While the Government considers primary resp...
Public Comment Sought on Proposed Prohibition on the Use of Actinolite and Anthophyllite and Tremolite Forms of Asbestos in Australia - The National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) has today released a public discussion paper on a Proposed Prohibition on the Use of Actinolite, Anthophyllite and Tremolite Forms of Asb...
Media Releases - Position Statement adopted by NOHSC concerning Environmental Tobacco Smoke - 13 December 2002 Australia and China sign OHS Memorandum - 29 November 2002 NOHSC declares the second edition of the...
Proposed Amendment to the National Exposure Standard for Chrysotile Asbestos - Public Consultation Paper - Public Comment Chrysotile Exposure Standard PublicCommentChrysotileExposureStandard.pdf (PDF 92kB) Attachment 1 - Chrysotile PRIS ChrysotilePRIS.pdf (PDF 123kB) 1. The National Occupational Health...
Proposed Amendments to the Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances - Public Consultation Paper - Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances (Public discussion paper) ApprovedCriteriaPublicConsultPaper.pdf (PDF 100kB) Attachment 1 ApprovedCriteria-Attach1.pdf (PDF 708kB) Attachment 2...
Public Comment Sought on Proposed National List of Exemptions to the Prohibition on the Workplace Use of Chrysotile Asbestos - The National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) has today released a public discussion paper on a Proposed National List of Exemptions to the Prohibition on the Workplace Use of Chrysot...
NOHSC declares the second edition of the Major Hazard Facilities standard - The National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) has declared the second edition of the Control of Major Hazard Facilities National Standard [NOHSC:1014(2002)] (MHF Standard). The MHF St...
NOHSC and Defence work together to increase workplace safety - The CEO of the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC), Mr Robin Stewart-Crompton, and the Under Secretary—Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO), Mr Mick Roche, today signed a Memoran...
Position statement adopted by NOHSC concerning Environmental Tobacco Smoke - Download this document in PDF format. ETSpositionstatement17Oct2002.pdf (PDF) The National Occupational Health and Safety Commission recommends that exposure to environmental tobacco smoke should be ...
Preliminary REGULATORY IMPACT STATEMENT For Public and Industry Consultation - Click here to download in PDF format. TTMRADraftRIS1Aug2002.pdf (PDF, 348KB) NOTE: Public Comment Period CLOSURE Date 23 August 2002
Discussion Paper on preparation of a Regulatory Impact Statement for the TTMRA Program 2002 - Click here to download in PDF format. DiscussPaperRISpublcomAug2002.pdf (PDF, 76KB) NOTE: Public Comment Period CLOSURE Date 23 August 2002
New NOHSC Chairman Announced - The Governor-General has appointed Mr Jerry Ellis as Chairman of the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission. Mr Ellis' appointment is for a three year term commencing 20 March 2003. The ...
Free workshop to find better ways of measuring OHS good performance - The National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) is running a free one-day workshop to seek the views of Australian industry on better ways of measuring occupational health and safety (O...