Occupational Health & Safety - Australian Council of Trade Unions

Every worker has the right to a safe and healthy work environment.

If you have a concern about your workplace safety, please contact the ACTU Workers' Hotline on 1300 362 223 or Ask a Question through our online form.

Media releases

Asbestos time bomb still haunts homes and workplaces: National Asbestos Awareness Week
21.11.08
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New OHS laws must make employers provide safe workplaces say unions
06.11.08
[more]

Work Deaths Prompt Bid for Uniform Safety Laws
22.09.08
[more]

Deaths of Workers Underline Need for Stronger Health & Safety Laws
17.07.08
[more]

Uniformed law for workplace safety

The ACTU is campaigning for the Highest Standards for Harmonised OHS Laws.
[Read more about the petition]
[Sign the petition]
[Read The Charter]

Final ACTU Submission to the National OHS Law Review
[Read the submission]
[Read the supplementary submission]
[Read the supplementary submission No. 2]

ACTU OHS Harmonisation Brochure
[Read the brochure]

Asbestos

Minister's response to the inclusion of chrysotile asbestos in the Rotterdam Convention
[Read the letter]

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The ACTU is campaigning for the Highest Standards for Harmonised OHS Laws.

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The ACTU Education and Campaign Centre is a registered training centre which offers accredited courses in workplace health and safety.

Click here to find out more about courses running this year!

Find out about Occupation Health and Safety events.

UnionsWA OSH Representative Conference 20 Nov - Find out more.

Visit these Union and Government links to find out more about occupation health and safety in Australia and around the world.

Every worker has the right to a safe and healthy work environment. The ACTU Occupation Health and Safety team is dedicated to improving workplace safety for all Australian workers and their families.

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