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Previous alerts and announcements

2008
12 August	Wage increase - effective 1st September 2008
31 July	Traffic Management Code of Practice released and road show seminars starting 4-22 August
29 July	Work Safe Awards closing 15 August
22 July	Safety Alert! Concrete pumping equipment and overhead powerlines
30 June	Changes from 1 July Occupational licensing Electrical regulation New department regions
22 May	Homecomings
28 April	2008 Work Safe Awards now open
13 March	Better work-life balance survey
11 February	New safety guidance for house builders
7 February	Employer occupational licensing seminars 2008
18 January	New Wiring Rules – Free Seminars
17 January	Electrical Safety Outlook newsletter - Summer edition
2007
7 December	IR Perspectives - Summer edition
15 November	2006-07 Annual Report
8 November	Christmas/New Year's holidays and trading hours
5 October	Work Safe Week launch - family fun day
4 September	Safe magazine - August edition
4 September	Better work-life balance survey
20 August	Workers' compensation costs less in Queensland...and you get more
13 August	National IR Conference - Restoring the Balance
13 August	Understanding the impact - research on the effects of WorkChoices
1 July	Queensland Workplace Rights Ombudsman - worker and employer information
29 June	Information on changes to licensing requirements
29 June	New obligations of designers of structures
15 June	Risk Management Code of Practice 2007
15 June	Information on changes to licensing requirements
2 May	Women’s Workplace Negotiation Skills seminar
27 April	Seminars on changes to licensing requirements
9 March	Easter, ANZAC Day and Labour Day - trading hours and public holiday information
6 March	International Women's Day
16 January	Latest Prosecution News
2006
21 December	New laws for child employment in entertainment
21 December	Mutual recognition of construction induction
11 December	New edition of SAFE now available
30 October	Christmas holidays and trading hours
25 September	'Dangers lurk' campaign launch
20 September	Register for Work Safe Week
20 September	Free electrical industry seminars
11 September	Child nightlight fire hazard warning
11 August	Changes to occupational licensing
18 July	Visions conference 2006
6 July	Occupational licensing hotline 1300 369 915 (For more information refer to changes to occupational licensing)
23 June	New laws for young workers
20 June	Have your say on risk management laws - consultation closed 4 August 2006
2 June	Work Safe Awards launched for 2006
17 May	New edition of SAFE now available
3 May	Get your new asbestos B class licence by 1 July
27 March	Compare awards with proposed workplace agreements (AWAs)
24 March	Advice for staying safe during cyclone clean up
10 March	Free seminars on new workplace safety laws (seminars ended 20 April 2006 - a series of new workplace and farm safety fact sheets are available)
28 February	New electrical safety laws effective 1 March 2006
20 January	Plant registration renewal form
2005
23 December	New laws from 1 January 2006
23 November	Proposed federal workplace laws - what does it mean for Queensland
16 November	Amendments to workers' compensation and workplace health and safety Acts
10 November	Annual Report 2004-05 released
2 November	Proposed federal workplace laws – what does it mean for Queensland
10 October	New SAFE newsletter
23 September	Have your say on proposed changes to licensing requirements for asbestos removal (Closed for comment 28 October 2005)
23 September	Have your say on Workplace Health and Safety Representatives (WHSRs) access to training (Closed for comment 14 October 2005)
25 August	Workers' Compensation - final National Competition Policy Review
13 July	Work safely around asbestos
30 June	Workplace Electrocution Project - Report by the Queensland Ombudsman

Last updated 12 August 2008