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Nicholson Construction company logo Operating across Regional Victoria, Ballarat based Nicholson Construction first attained accreditation under the Australian Government WHS…
Person completing online survey on a tablet UPDATE: The closing date for the Federal Safety Commissioner Small and Regional Construction Company Survey has been extended to Friday 18 December…
Picture of COVID-19 with text saying COVID-19 update The Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, has announced an easing of restrictions across Victoria, with the latest of those due to commence from 8…
Building site at dusk The Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner (OFSC) is increasing industry awareness of the Australian Government WHS Accreditation Scheme with the…
Federal Safety Commissioner David Denney As part of National Safe Work Month, the Office Federal Safety Commissioner today launched its Hazard 2020 campaign. Hazard 2020 is the first data-…
Picture of COVID-19 with text saying COVID-19 update A message from the Federal Safety Commissioner, David Denney: As the COVID-19 situation in Melbourne and greater Victoria continues to evolve and…
Picture of COVID-19 with text saying COVID-19 update The Victorian Government has announced Stay at Home Directions for metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire from 11:59pm on Wednesday 8 July until…
Man looking at construction site Over the past fifteen years the Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner has been committed to ensuring industry best practice safety is implemented…
Picture of COVID-19 with text saying COVID-19 update The Federal Safety Commissioner has announced an update to the operations of the WHS Accreditation Scheme in relation to COVID-19 restrictions. The…
photo of a magnifying glass over text saying mental health Managing the mental health of workers is an ongoing challenge for the building and construction industry. The added pressures of COVID-19…