High Court says okay to protest in forests
19 October 2017
The ability of state governments to curtail anti-logging and mining protests has been clipped by the High Court, in a landmark ruling. Source: The Australian Australia’s highest court earlier today struck down parts of Tasmanian legislation allowing protesters to be banned from forest
Continue Reading →Safe Work October
05 October 2017
Minister for Employment, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, has officially launched National Safe Work Month 2017, reminding Australians that safe workplaces happen when everyone shares their knowledge and experience about what makes work safe. Source: Timberbiz “October is National Safe
Continue Reading →Hui for forestry safety in NZ
07 September 2017
Following three deaths and two near-misses in forestry in the Gisborne and East Coast district in the past six months a Ruatoria man has called for action. Source: Gisborne Herald Advocate for the grieving families and workers Joe McClutchie is behind a meeting aimed at producing posi
Continue Reading →Risky business
07 September 2017
Australia’s 10 most dangerous professions claimed 170 lives in 2015, and many of the nation’s riskiest professions have stayed in the top 10 list for years. Source: Smart Company Comparison website Finder.com.au has tracked the professional sectors that reported the most fatalities an
Continue Reading →OneFortyOne finalists in safety innovation
07 September 2017
OneFortyOne with its contractor partners in the OneSafe Group, are finalists in the 2017 Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) national Forest Industry Innovation Awards in the Innovation in Safety Category. Source: Timberbiz The OneSafe Group is a collective Green Triangle sa
Continue Reading →Focus on tradies in August
03 August 2017
The most valuable part of a tradie’s toolkit is their health and safety and August is Tradies Health Month. Source: Timberbiz Safe Work Australia is calling on tradies to make their health – and the health of their co-workers – a priority. Michelle Baxter, Safe Work Australia CEO, sai
Continue Reading →Supersized firefighter
27 July 2017
The Global SuperTanker – the largest, fastest, and most technologically advanced aerial firefighter in the world – has received interim approval from the US Interagency Airtanker Board (IAB) to fight fires in the United States. Source: Timberbiz The 17-month approval is si
Continue Reading →Firefighters wanted by NSW Forestry Corp
27 July 2017
In the wake of one of the Hunter’s worst fire seasons on record, the call has gone out for seasonal firefighters to help bolster local firefighting ranks during the coming summer months. Source: Maitland Mercury NSW Forestry Corporation is advertising locally for firefighters in
Continue Reading →Celebrating the return of traditional burning
27 July 2017
Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio joined Aboriginal Elders from the Dja Dja Wurrung community to hold a ceremony celebrating the historic return of traditional burning to their lands. Source: Timberbiz This year two traditional burns — thought to be t
Continue Reading →Health and safety’s new audit tool
27 July 2017
A new Work Health and Safety Audit Tool is now available nation-wide to support organisations demonstrate and report their compliance against various safety standards. Source: Timberbiz The tool, the brainchild of the Forest Owners and Service Suppliers (FOSS) committee, was developed
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