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Asbestos Safety Failures Exposed Across Schools

Education Minister Jo Palmer MHA faces renewed scrutiny following revelations that her department issued incomplete safety guidance on handling asbestos-contaminated sand, with...

Systems Abuse Follows Women Behind Prison Walls 12

Systems Abuse Follows Women Behind Prison Walls 13

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Systems Abuse Follows Women Behind Prison Walls

The death of Chelsea Bracken at Mary Hutchinson Women’s Prison has exposed a critical failure – the correctional system itself perpetuates the...

Not Guilty Verdict Reached in Hillcrest Tragedy 17

Not Guilty Verdict Reached in Hillcrest Tragedy 18

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Not Guilty Verdict Reached in Hillcrest Tragedy

Nearly three and a half years after the devastating Hillcrest Primary School tragedy, the owner and operator of Taz-Zorb, Rosemary Gamble, has...

WorkSafe Tangle Turmoil for HV Council Over HuonFM Premises 19

WorkSafe Tangle Turmoil for HV Council Over HuonFM Premises 20

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WorkSafe Tangle Turmoil for HV Council Over HuonFM Premises

Effective immediately the recently elected HuonFM President, Michelle Studley, has resigned citing differing values, ideas and visions for the future of the...

Reduction in Workplace Exposure Standards for Welding Fumes 21

Reduction in Workplace Exposure Standards for Welding Fumes 22

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Reduction in Workplace Exposure Standards for Welding Fumes

Newsletter item – WorkSafe Tasmania, 5 April 2024 Welding fumes: Reduction in workplace exposure standards Welding processes are common across many industries,...

New Safety Findings from WorkSafe Tasmania 23

New Safety Findings from WorkSafe Tasmania 24

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New Safety Findings from WorkSafe Tasmania

Media release – WorkSafe Tasmania, 5 February 2024 New safety findings from WorkSafe Tasmania WorkSafe Tasmania has released new Industry Snapshots that...

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On the Death of Anne Pedler …

Coroner’s Report – Robert Webster, Coroner, 1 August 2023 Record of Investigation into Death (Without Inquest) – Anne Pedler Summary Mrs Pedler’s...

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Investigation into Car Park Death

Open letter – concerned OH&S practitioner, 21 WorkSafe Victoria investigation after a worker dies in car park Robyn Pearce CEO WorkSafe Tasmania...

EPA Approves Hydrogen Production Facility at George Town 32

EPA Approves Hydrogen Production Facility at George Town 33

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EPA Approves Hydrogen Production Facility at George Town

Media release – Environment Protection Authority (EPA), 8 June 2023 EPA considers proposal for LINE Hydrogen (Australia) Pty Ltd – Hydrogen Production...