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Leases Should Include Obligations for Occupan...

"Property owners and managers should ensure that leases not only cover the safety of occupants in an emergency, but include obligations for occupants to participate in eme..."

Issue 1 - Jan, 2004

(Aust)

[Open]

Employers (Owners) Fall Under OHS

"The Occupational Health and Safety (Prevention of Falls) Regulations 2003 come into operation in Victoria on 31 March 2004. These regulations will affect all empl..."

Issue 2 - Feb, 2004

(Aust)

[Open]

Work Safe Work Permits

"Property managers need to ensure that they have a safe system of work practices in their buildings or have ensured that each individual contractor is versed with safe s..."

Issue 2 - Feb, 2004

(Aust)

[Open]

Risk Management a Culture

" Standards Australia are soon to publish the updated AS/ NZS 4360 Risk Management standard which includes a new section on embedding risk management in an organisation..."

Issue 2 - Feb, 2004

(Aust)

[Open]

Exercising Evacuations

""In all the time I've worked here, I've never participated in an evacuation exercise." "If we have to evacuate, I'll be the first one out the ..."

Issue 3 - Mar, 2004

(VIC)

[Open]

Workplace Noise - Have You Heard?

"New Occupational Health and Safety (Noise) Regulations came into operation in Victoria on 30 January 2004. They replaced the (Noise) Regulations 1992. The new Nois..."

Issue 3 - Mar, 2004

(VIC)

[Open]

OHS Training

" SAI Global (Australia Standards) are offering three (one day) management courses that property managers may be interested in. The first is "Introduction t..."

Issue 3 - Mar, 2004

(Aust)

[Open]

Non-fixed Asbestos - New Laws

"Property manages who have commissioned contractors to remove asbestos containing material that is not fixed or installed in a building should now discontinue this pract..."

Issue 4 - May, 2004

(Aust)

[Open]

Risk Management - A Course

" For those interested in risk management Standards Australia are running in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney an "Integrated Risk Management" course over two days...."

Issue 4 - May, 2004

(Aust)

[Open]

It\'s a Shock Not to Comply

"Managers responsible for ensuring faulty electrical appliances do not cause accidents should reduce their risk by taking notice of a revised standard. Australian Standa..."

Issue 4 - May, 2004

(Aust)

[Open]

$20,000 Fine for Sacking OHS Officer

" In a decision handed down in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on 3 May 2004, Magistrate Raffaele Barberio ordered a Melbourne-based importer to pay $10,000 damages and..."

Issue 5 - Jun, 2004

(Aust)

[Open]

Calling 000 - Don\'t Panic Just Answer

"If you need an emergency service such as the Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance then we know to ring 000. Callers should be aware when calling 000 your call will be receiv..."

Issue 5 - Jun, 2004

(Aust)

[Open]

Practice the Code - Confine the Fines

"Our staff are continually requested to provide answers for queries raised under the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety (Confined Spaces) Regulations 1996 (most st..."

Issue 5 - Jun, 2004

(Aust)

[Open]

OH&S Management Systems for Facility Managers...

"An excellent article appeared in the June/July issue of the FM Magazine titled 'OH&S Management Systems for Facilities Managers'. We have received per..."

Issue 6 - Jun, 2004

(Aust)

[Open]

Re-settable Manual Call Point (Break Glass Al...

" If you or your employees are concerned about the risk of injury from fragments of broken glass when activating a Manual Call Point (Break Glass Alarm) or your premises ..."

Issue 6 - Jun, 2004

(Aust)

[Open]