SAFETY
A MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL SECRETARY - PADDY CRUMLIN
Any injury in our industry must be avoided, and serious injury and death is unacceptable. All accidents and industrial diseases are preventable with the right safety culture, the right management approach to safety, the right workforce approach to safety and the right tools in the hands of employers and the workforce.
The deaths and serious injuries that have occurred on the Australian waterfront and at sea over recent times reflect poorly on the industry, creates great additional costs and mars the lives of all connected, particularly the families, in an incalculable way. We have all been touched by these deaths and injuries, and some of us have determined to lift the quality of the remedial response.
We have committed to one another that we will do everything within our scope of endeavour to halt more deaths or serious injuries under our watch. The campaign relies on our ongoing commitment and determination to succeed.
We have set up this page so that all of the tools available to Occupational Health and Safety Representatives are in one place and we hope that this will assist you to make all our workplaces safer.
Paddy Crumlin
National Secretary
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ILO Code of Practice - Safety & Health in Ports This essential code of practice, intended to replace both the second edition of the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Dock Work (1977) and the ILO Guide to Safety and Health in Dock Work (1976), provides valuable advice and assistance to all those charged with the management, operation, maintenance and development of ports and their safety.
Local News & Events
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WA Wharfies Vote To End POAGS Dispute
15 Dec 2011 West Australian wharfies employed by stevedoring company POAGS have voted to end their industrial action and return to work at Fremantle and Bunbury ports, effectively ending the nationwide maritime dispute.
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Australia Ratifies Maritime Labour Convention in Geneva
15 Dec 2011 In a landmark day for local seafarers, Australia has now lodged its ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention with the International Labour Organisation in Geneva.
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POAGS Stevedores Recklessly Compromising Safety And Illawarra Jobs
13 Dec 2011 Management at POAGS Stevedores are taking reckless safety risks on the waterfront through the use of union-busting scab labour at Port Kembla.
