Tag: safety
Poor pay puts nursing home residents at risk: Union
A union says as long as aged care employees are poorly paid, the health and safety of nursing home residents will be compromised.[MORE]
Dam doesn't pose safety risk: Sunwater
Sunwater says while Kinchant Dam, west of Mackay, does not meet new standards for extreme rainfall events, it does not pose a public safety risk.[MORE]
Caravan park safety revamp could take months
It is expected to be months rather than weeks before a popular caravan park in the New South Wales Great Lakes re-opens.[MORE]
Health service plays down hepatitis transmission fears
The South East Sydney Illawarra Health Service says patients attending Wollongong Hospital's Renal Unit should not be concerned after a case of hepatitis C was diagnosed in a patient.[MORE]
NSW Hospital patient contracts hepatitis C
Infection control procedures are being strictly imposed at the Wollongong Hospital on the New South Wales south coast after a patient contracted a potentially deadly virus.[MORE]
Toowoomba nursing home breached health and safety rules
A nursing home in Toowoomba in southern Queensland has been hit with sanctions for a serious breach of health and safety.[MORE]
Jetstar pilot program 'puts savings before safety'
Pilots are afraid that a Jetstar training program will put cadets with "substantially less" experience in charge of aircraft.[MORE]
Faulty valve caused plane diversion in 2009
Air safety investigators have found an incorrectly adjusted valve caused a passenger plane to be diverted to the Gold Coast in south-east Queensland last year.[MORE]
SA level crossing safety campaign
A new campaign aims to reduce the number of deaths and injuries at SA level crossings.[MORE]
China seizes 100 tonnes of melamine-laced milk powder
China has seized more than 100 tonnes of melamine-contaminated milk powder in its northern provinces, state media says.[MORE]
Campaigner wants seatbelts on all buses
A fatal tourist bus crash in south-west Victoria has reignited calls for seatbelts to be made compulsory on all buses.[MORE]
Experts butt heads on bike helmet laws
The man behind the push to make bike helmets compulsory more than 20 years ago has hit out over calls for the laws to be overturned.[MORE]
Festival Centre needs safety upgrade: MFS
The Metropolitan Fire Service says the Adelaide Festival Centre is safe for the public, but safety standards need to be upgraded.[MORE]
Safety upgrade promised for rail bridges
The Queensland Government says it will spend $1 million upgrading safety measures around low-level rail bridges in the south-east. [MORE]
Scrap bike helmet law, says health expert
A public health expert says Australia's bike helmet laws should be repealed because they discourage people from riding bikes and don't reduce the rate of head injuries.[MORE]
Hot Potato in hot water
A Darwin nightclub has got itself into hot water for allowing over-crowding in an underground venue.[MORE]
New heaters for handful of local schools
Five local schools will be among the first in the state to have their unflued gas heaters replaced. [MORE]
Robina gang robberies continuing warn police
Gold Coast police are urging Robina residents to be wary of a group of youths who have committed five recent robberies.[MORE]
Timber road woes continue
Tumut's mayor says there is still hope the NSW Government will spend money to improve safety on the Gocup Road between Tumut and Gundagai.[MORE]
Heater danger not just confined to unflued gas appliances
The death of two young boys in Victoria in May and the recent concerns about heating units in NSW schools have resulted in a dramatic rise in domestic inspections in Broken Hill.[MORE]
Death prompts warning of bunk bed risks
The Deputy Coroner has recommended bunk bed brochures highlight their risk factors and safety features after the death of a toddler in 2007.[MORE]
Site safety now desal priority, says union
The construction union says some workers have decided never to return to the Adelaide desalination plant building site.[MORE]
Air traffic control plan criticised
The solution to Tasmania's air traffic safety concerns has come under fire, because it may not be implemented until the end of the year. [MORE]
Council wants lower speed limits near childcare centres
A Launceston City Council Alderman wants speed limits reduced near all Tasmanian child care centres.[MORE]
Concerns continue over Tasmanian air safety
The dispute over air safety in Tasmania continues. [MORE]
