Tag: SafeWork SA
Saleyards safety reprimand
THE South Australian Ombudsman has recommended the state's workplace safety regulator adopt new measures after it failed to conduct a "thorough" probe into safety...
Cattle ramp shut down
ONE of the loading ramps at the Glenburnie Saleyards has been closed amid ongoing safety concerns.
Grant District Council acting chief executive officer Jane Fetherstonhaugh...
Fatigue management guidelines completed
THE regional forestry industry has finalised a suite of fatigue management guidelines to minimise workplace injuries and deaths across the sector.
These guidelines were triggered...
Union calls for SafeWork overhaul
THE region's timber workers' union has called for an overhaul of SafeWork SA following a string of problems surfacing from a report by the...
Millicent store faces further reorganisation
A FURTHER reorganisation of Millicent's IGA supermarket may be on the cards if the store is determined to be over 400 square metres, Treasurer Rob Lucas says. Following the defeat of the State Government's Retail Trading[...]
Regional safety plea
A REGIONAL timber workers union leader has called for the establishment of an independent safety commissioner and mandatory coronial inquests into deaths at work.
The...
Treasurer makes deregulation pledge
TREASURER Rob Lucas has pledged to continue to campaign against the state's "archaic, confusing and shambolic" shop trading laws despite last week's overwhelming upper...
Mill fire raises alarm
THE timber workers union has sounded an alarm over what it claims is falling safety standards for workers following a three-storey blaze at a...
Tragedy ‘a catalyst’ to fatigue risk guidelines
A TRAGIC accident that claimed the lives of four young forestry workers has been a “catalyst” to the industry developing unprecedented fatigue risk management...
Timber union highlights forest worker fatigue danger
THE region’s timber workers union has raised a red flag that fatigue continues to pose the biggest danger to forestry workers.
This warning comes nearly...
Millicent business trade in doubt
SUNDAY trading could be a thing of the past following claims by Treasurer Rob Lucas Millicent IGA is not meeting the requirements of the state’s current retail hour legislation. A recent audit undertaken[…]
Trade breach review
A MILLICENT business has denied claims of illegitimately trading on Sundays as the State Liberal Government has highlighted a regional supermarket as opening unlawfully "for many years" before rearranging fridges in order to continue trading.[...]
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Season kicks off for Limestone Coast soccer
FOLLOWING the recent pre-season carnival, Limestone Coast soccer kicks off in full force this weekend with the opening round of the Premiership Cup.
In the...
