Occupational Health and Safety Review – IBSA
Occupational Health and Safety Review The revised BSB Workplace Health and Safety qualifications and units of competency are a direct response to the harmonisation of Commonwealth and State and Territory WHS laws. The revised units and qualifications have undergone the required editing, equity evaluation and QA. It is anticipated that the revised qualifications and units [...]
Occupational Health & Safety in Business Services
Innovation & Business Skills Australia (IBSA) is currently reviewing the Occupational Health and Safety qualifications and units in the Business Services Training Package: BSB30707 Certificate III in Occupational Health and Safety BSB41407 Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety BSB51307 Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety BSB60607 Advanced Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety As [...]
Occupational Health & Safety in Business Services
IBSA has undertaken a preliminary scoping review of the occupational health and safety (OHS) qualifications and units within the Business Services Training Package (BSB07). The review identified a number of areas within the BSB07 OHS units and qualifications that will require attention in the short-medium term. The current process of OHS legislative harmonisation provides a [...]
Queensland fire occupational licensing mandatory from 1 January
Source: Licensing Line News From 1 January 2011 it will be compulsory for all practitioners undertaking or supervising fire protection work in Queensland to hold the appropriate licence…read more
Safework Australia report on exposure to dust, gases, vapours, smoke and fumes
Source: Licensing Line News Safe Work Australia has released two reports from the National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance survey, which is used to determine the current nature and extent of Australian workers’ exposure to identified occupational disease causing hazards…read more
Safe Work Australia award winners
Source: Licensing Line News Outstanding work health and safety initiatives were recognised at the 5th Annual Safe Work Australia Awards, presented at Parliament House in Canberra last month…read more
Scoping review of OHS qualifications and units
A preliminary scoping review of the occupational health and safety (OHS) qualifications and units within the Business Services Training Package (BSB07) is currently underway. The review will identify whether the OHS qualifications and units sufficiently address industry’s requirements while also supporting regulatory arrangements at a national level, including current national developments associated with the harmonising [...]
Tasmanian OHS guide
Source: Licensing Line News Workplace Standards Tasmania has released an updated version of its occupational health and safety guide for the construction industry…read more
OHS review in Business Services Training Package
Source: Licensing Line News Innovation and Business Skills Australia has commenced a scoping review of the Occupational Health and Safety qualifications and units of competency contained within the BSB07 Business Services Training Package…read more
E-learning OHS tool for young workers
Source: Licensing Line News WorkCover NSW has launched an interactive online tool designed to take the guesswork out of workplace safety for young workers….read more