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Previous alerts and announcements

2008
22 May	Homecomings
28 April	2008 Work Safe Awards now open
17 April	SAFE and SAFE Rural - Autumn edition
14 March	Free small business workshops - Managing for safety
5 March	Industry Action Plans
26 February	Changes to licensing requirements (update your details)
11 February	New safety guidance for house builders
7 February	Employer occupational licensing seminars 2008
5 February	Got a paper ticket? Notify us now
2007
20 December	Employer occupational licensing seminars
23 November	Comment on the proposed Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008 - consultation closed 29 February 2008
6 November	Have your say on the proposed removal of the rural exemption - consultation closed 29 February 2008
31 August	New edition of SAFE now available
20 August	Workers' compensation costs less in Queensland...and you get more
29 June	Information on changes to licensing requirements
29 June	New obligations of designers of structures
26 June	Non-potable water
15 June	Risk Management Code of Practice 2007
15 June	Information on changes to licensing requirements (updated 29 June)
8 June	Tunnelling Code of Practice 2007
1 May	Rollover protective structure (ROPS) rebate
27 April	Seminars on changes to licensing requirements
13 April	Changes to licensing requirements
5 April	Grants scheme available to industry associations
22 February	Mutual recognition of construction induction
20 February	Guidance for labour hire agencies and host employers
16 January	Latest Prosecution News
2006
21 December	Mutual recognition of construction induction
11 December	New edition of SAFE now available
26 October	Work Safe Awards winners announced
22 September	'Dangers lurk' campaign launch
18 September	Register for Work Safe Week
11 August	Changes to occupational licensing
6 July	Occupational licensing hotline 1300 369 915 (For more information refer to changes to occupational licensing)
30 June	New laws for young workers
20 June	Have your say on risk management laws - consultation closed 4 August 2006
19 May	Free crane seminars on new codes of practice (seminars ended 27 June 2006)
17 May	New edition of SAFE now available
17 May	Work Safe Awards launched for 2006 Winners announced 25 October 2006
4 May	New laws from 1 January 2006
3 May	Get your new asbestos B class licence by 1 July
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)
20 January	Plant registration renewal form
2005
23 December	New laws from 1 January 2006
16 November	Amendments to workers' compensation and workplace health and safety Acts
17 October	Building and construction workplace health and safety guide
14 October	New SAFE newsletter
14 October	Design 4 Health Manual Handling Report
23 September	Have your say on Workplace Health and Safety Representatives (WHSRs) access to training (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)
31 August	Workers' Compensation - final National Competition Policy Review
25 August	Alert - controlling risks of falling from roof framing
19 August	Formwork Code of Practice released
19 July	Workplace amenities, what you need to know
18 July	Sugar Industry Code of Practice released
18 July	Occupational Diving Work Code of Practice 2005

Last updated 3 July 2008