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Photo of apartment building If you're planning to tender for Housing Australia projects, you may need to be accredited under the Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme.…
Cartoon phone with a survey on it accompanied by text that says 'have your say' The OFSC’s anonymous Annual Census is now open for 2025!  Each year, the OFSC runs this census to find out more about our accredited companies,…
Man on construction site holding hat The Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner (OFSC) is seeking tenders from safety professionals interested in becoming ‘Federal Safety Officers’ (…
Photo of the Australian outback from above This year, we’ve been proud to collaborate with Supply Nation and work closely to support First Nations construction companies.  As part of this…
Building with blue sky in background Federal Safety Commissioner David Denney recently joined Master Builders Australia's podcast to discuss the Work Health and Safety (WHS)…
Image of residential building with text block that says 'New OFSC case study' and 'BowdenCorp' The Federal Safety Commissioner has implemented a range of collaborative measures to help builders meet WHS Accreditation Scheme safety standards…
A man and woman wearing high visibility vests and hard hats engaged in conversation on a construction site In this practical webinar, Jordy Adshead, Executive Director of the Scaffolding Association of Australia and Director of Growth and Sustainability at…
Artist Interpretations of inside of maternity and childrens hospital We’re thrilled to share that in January, the OFSC achieved a landmark milestone by processing its 3000th contract declaration since the Scheme…
Woman typing at computer With the launch of our new FSC Online platform on 20 January, we’re making some temporary changes to the Scheme biannual reporting timeframes. …
Man in blue shirt presenting to a room full of workers sitting down and wearing safety gear Did you miss our webinar on Safety Leadership? The recording is now live! For Safe Work Month 2024, the Acting Federal Safety Commissioner Justin…