June 2008
Health and Safety Professionals Alliance (HaSPA)
Ian Firth represents the AIOH at meetings of the Victorian Health and Safety Professionals Alliance (HaSPA). HaSPA is an alliance formed by WorkSafe Victoria with OHS professional and education bodies that aims to:
promote establishment of OHS as an area of professional practice;
improve quality of professionals;
improve service delivery to workplaces; and
improve OH&S in workplaces.
As a signatory to the Alliance, the AIOH has endorsed HaSPA's Code of Ethics and Minimum Service Standards for Professional Members of OHS Associations which was launched on Tuesday 29 April at the opening of the SIA conference. It is a great achievement for HaSPA to have the Alliance's first piece of work completed and publicly launched.
For more information on HaSPA and to view the Code of Ethics and Minimum Service Standards follow the link below to the Events page of Worksafe Victoria's web page.
http://www.workcover.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/WorkSafe/SiteTools/Events/
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December 2007
Australian Dangerous Goods Code 7th Edition Released
The new Australian Dangerous Goods Code 7th Edition (ADG7) has been released and is available in hard copy or CD-ROM.
Following their unanimous approval by transport ministers in March 2007, ADG7 regulations are now scheduled for implementation in 2008. The sixth edition of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG6) will continue to apply as an alternative to ADG7 for a transition period to be agreed by governments.
ADG7 is structured very differently from ADG6, which was published in 1998. ADG7 aligns with international requirements for the import and export of dangerous goods (the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods). Australia’s intermodal freight operators will also get a single set of dangerous goods regulations for the first time covering both road and rail transport.
Key features of ADG7 include:
minimum insurance coverage of $5 million for each placarded trailer, which accommodates trailers in vehicle combinations owned and insured by different companies
license exemption for certain herbicides and pesticides transported in intermediate bulk containers (IBC) up to 3,000 kg/l in total
stronger chain of responsibility provisions, including specific duties on consignors to prevent the movement of goods too dangerous to be transported
concessions for small quantities of dangerous goods transported solely for personal use, or by trades people in the course of their business
concessions for small quantities of dangerous goods in mixed retail distribution loads
technical updates from UN15 recently ratified by the United Nations.
Emergency Information Panels on IBCs and all placard loads are still required to ensure easy incident response identification.
Volume 2 includes an information guide to assist users in finding their way around the new code. It should be particularly useful for those who are familiar with the sixth edition and need to find corresponding provisions in the seventh edition.
A copy of the ADG7 table of contents and further information can be viewed on the NTC website.
The code is available in a two volume hard copy version for $139.95 or an electronic CD-ROM version for $119.95 (GST inclusive). Copies cannot be ordered through NTC. To order, contact CanPrint Communications on 1300 889 873 or email sales@infoservices.com.au
For more information visit www.ntc.gov.au
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December 2007
WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Review of Dangerous Goods Legislation
The review of WA’s Dangerous Goods legislation which incorporates a change from a prescriptive to a performance-based risk management approach is progressing.
Following the public consultation period and response to public comments received, the draft Regulations supporting the Dangerous Good Safety Act 2004 (WA) were amended. The final date for gazettal of the Regulations hasn’t been set although it is expected to be around March 2008.
The WA Minister of Employment Protection, the Hon Michelle Roberts, has recently announced that there will be a review of the Mines Safety and Inspection Act, 1994 (MSIA). The review will be conducted by Commissioner Stephen Kenner of the WA Industrial Relations Commission. The Minister’s media statement can be viewed here.
The last paragraph of the Minister's statement relating to applying a "safety case" regime to the mining industry makes for interesting reading and is likely to cause a great deal of discussion within the industry. |
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